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Problem: I am thinking of a prime number. I multiplied it by 2, subtracted 6 from the product, added 5 to the difference, and divided the sum by 5. I ended up with 5. What is prime number is it?

Problem: I am thinking of a prime number. I multiplied it by 2, subtracted 6 from the product, added 5 to the difference, and divided the sum by 5. I ended up with 5. What is prime number is it?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1
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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole
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Problem: I am thinking of a prime number. I multiplied it by 2, subtracted 6 from the product, added 5 to the difference, and divided the sum by 5. I ended up with 5. What is prime number is it?
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