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Problem
A teacher tells the class,
"Think of a number, add 1 to it, and double the result. Give the answer to your partner. Partner, subtract 1 from the number you are given and double the result to get your answer."
Ben thinks of 
, and gives his answer to Sue. What should Sue's answer be?
Solution
Ben adds 
to , getting 
. Then Ben doubles it, to get 
. He gives this number to Sue. Then Sue subtracts from the number, to get 
. Finally, Sue doubles the result to get 
, and the answer is 
.
See Also
| 1995 AJHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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