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Madulika thought of a number, doubled it and added 20 to it. on dividing the resulting number by 25, she gets 4. what is the number

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Let the number, that Madulika thought of be x.The number after doubling it=2xThe number after doubling the original number and adding 20 to it=2x+20.Now, when the resulting number 2x+20 is divided by 25, she gets 4.Therefore,2x+20÷25=4Multiplying both sides by 25, we get2x+20÷25 ×25=4×252x+20=1002x+20-20=100-20 Subtracting, 20 from both sides2x=802x2=802 dividing both sides by 2x=40.Hence, the number, Madulika thought of is 40.

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