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  • 01-10-2016
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The sum of 14 and a number is equal to 17

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kittycat01
kittycat01 kittycat01
  • 01-10-2016
The sum of 14 and a number  is 14+x

we know that this equals 17, so: 14+x=17. 

Let's substract 14 from both sides: 

x=17-14

x=3

so the number is 3.
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murray3am
murray3am murray3am
  • 01-10-2016

14+n=17

From this it follows that

n=3

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