To find the original number that Ashton broke apart into 30 and 7, you can subtract 7 from 30.
30 - 7 = 23
Therefore, Ashton started with the number 23.
To determine the number Ashton started with, you need to reverse the process of breaking it apart. Ashton broke the number into two parts: 30 and 7. To find the original number, you simply combine these two parts. Adding 30 and 7 gives you the original number that Ashton started with.
Therefore, the number Ashton started with is 30 + 7 = 37.