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Sven has 11 more than twice as many customers as when he was started selling news paper. He now has 73 customers. How many did he have when he started?

Sven has 11 more than twice as many customers as when he was started selling news paper. He now has 73 customers. How many did he have when he started?
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Sven has 11 more than twice as many customers as when he was started selling news paper. He now has 73 customers. How many did he have when he started?

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User Bertrand
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Sven had 31 customers when he started.

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User Pathsofdesign
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2x+11= 73
Subtract 11 from both sides.
2x= 62
Divide both sides by 2.
x= 31
He had 31 customers when he started.

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