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Algebra Difficulty 1.5 Junior Find the answer

If 2x3=102x-3=10, what is the value of 4x4x?

A number or a short expression. Spacing and $ signs are ignored.

Solution

Since 2x3=102x-3=10, then 2x=132x=13 and so 4x=2(2x)=2(13)=264x=2(2x)=2(13)=26.
(We did not have to determine the value of xx.)

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