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Puzzle ZHRW 



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Can you find a number...

...whose double exceeds its quarter by 7.

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Answer
4.

4's double is 8 and 4's quarter is 1.
If the missing number is N, then:

  2N = N + 7
       -
       4

Multiply throughout by 4:

  8N = N + 28

Subtract N from both sides:

  7N = 28

Divide throughout by 7:

   N = 4

 

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