Question

Mark was thinking of a number. Mark doubles it, then adds 11 to get an answer of 52.6. What was the original number?

Answer 1

Answer:

the original number is 20.8  

Step-by-step explanation:

because  2x  +  11  = 52.6

2x = 41.6  -->x = 20.8

Answer 2

Answer:

20.8

Step-by-step explanation:

The first step you need to do is to subtract 11:

52.6 - 11 = 41.6

The second step is to divide it by 2:

41.6 / 2 = 20.8

Mark was thinking of 20.8