SOLUTION: please help me to answer: if six divided by 1 less than a number gives the same result as 15 divided by twice a number. find the number

Question 1092557: please help me to answer: if six divided by 1 less than a number gives the same result as 15 divided by twice a number. find the number
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathLover1:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the unknown number
given:

Multiply both sides by

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check the answer:

OK
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let the number be
less than a number is:
twice a number is:
if divided by gives the same result as divided by , we have
...solve for ; first cross multiply

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