SOLUTION: find a number such that 12 is added to 1/3 of it, the result is 7/5 times the original number

SOLUTION: find a number such that 12 is added to 1/3 of it, the result is 7/5 times the original number

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Question 1135157: find a number such that 12 is added to 1/3 of it, the result is 7/5 times the original number
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Multiply both sides by 15, simplify, and solve.
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