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A teacher instructed her class as follows: Take any odd number multiply it by 4, add...

A teacher instructed her class as follows:

Take any odd number multiply it by 4, add 16, and divide the result by 2. Subtract 7 from the quotient and tell me your answer: I will tell you the original number.

Explain how the teacher was able to tell each student's original number.

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 4.1