# Math

Choose a number. Multiply by 2. Add 6 to the product. Divide by 2. Then subtract 3. What is the answer? Repeat this process using two different numbers.

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1. start with x. The value after each step is listed below

x
2x
2x+6
(2x+6)/2 = x+3
x+3-3 = x

you always get your original number.

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2. 2
2(2)
4+6
10/2
5-3
2
Daniel, How Does This Work

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3. Express the given​ Hindu-Arabic numeral in expanded form.

58315831

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