Let the number of knife be x.
Knife = x
Spoon = 2x
forks = 2x

Total = 30
x + 2x + 2x = 30
5x = 30
x = 6

Knife = x = 6
forks = 2x = 12
Spoon = 2x = 12

Answer: There are 12 forks.

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The matrix C=[1,-2_-3,7] was used to encode a phrase to [7,-28,-25,-35,-2_-21,107,90,123,17]. Find C^-1 and use it to decode the

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$C= \left[\begin{array}{cc}1&-2\\-3&7\end{array}\right] \\ C^{-1}= \left[\begin{array}{cc}7&2\\3&1\end{array}\right] \\ \left[\begin{array}{cc}7&2\\3&1\end{array}\right] \times \left[\begin{array}{ccccc}7&-28&-25&-35&-2\\-21&107&90&123&17\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccccc}49-42&-196+214&-175+180&-245+246&-14+34\\21-21&-84+107&-75+90&-105+123&-6+17\end{array}\right] \\ =\left[\begin{array}{ccccc}7&18&5&1&20\\0&23&15&18&11\end{array}\right]$
is the required matrix.

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