SOLUTION: THE SUM OF A NUMBER AND 12 TIMES ITS RECIPROCAL IS 7. FIND THE NUMBER

Question 115096: THE SUM OF A NUMBER AND 12 TIMES ITS RECIPROCAL IS 7. FIND THE NUMBER
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Fombitz:
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

THE SUM OF A NUMBER AND 12 TIMES ITS RECIPROCAL IS 7. FIND THE NUMBER
let THE NUMBER be ,then
..........multiply both sides by

.....move to the left
.....use quadratic formula to solve for

check:
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call your number N.

Multiply both sides by N.

Two solutions
N=3 and N=4.
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