SOLUTION: If the reciprocal of 4 times a number is subtracted from the reciprocal of that number, the result is 1/12. What is the number?
can it be 6
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Question 73898: If the reciprocal of 4 times a number is subtracted from the reciprocal of that number, the result is 1/12. What is the number?
can it be 6
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the number you want to find.
Simplify the left side.
Multiply both sides by 4n.
Multiply both sides by 12.
Finally, divide both sides by 4.
The number is 9.
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