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Malachy was thinking of a number. Malachy halves it and gets an answer of 38.2. What was the original number

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  • 25-02-2021

Answer:x=Original number =76.4

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the original number Malachy was thinking about be x

Halving it becomes = 1/2 x

the equation to solve for x = 1/2 x = 38.2

so that x = 2 x 38.2

x=76.4

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