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09-09-2017
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If you double a number and then add 1616, you get two fifths 2 5 of the original number. what is the original number?

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vishal2001 vishal2001

09-09-2017

Let the original number be x.

Acc. to the question,
2x+1616=(2/5)x
or, 10x+8080=2x
or, 10x-2x= -8080
or, 8x= -8080
or, x= -8080/8
or, x = -1010

Therefore, the original number is -1010

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