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Guess My Number : The Mental Math Club wanted to hold a carnival to raise money , Jacob decided to run the " Guess My Number " booth . His good friend Carlin wanted to check out the booth before the carnival opened for business . " Try out a problem on me , " said Carlin . Jacob gave Carlin this problem : " 17 more than the number is 52. Guess the number and win a prize . "
( a ) Write the problem using algebraic symbols .
( b ) What number should Carlin guess to win the prize ?