SOLUTION: Find a number so that 10 less than two-thirds the number is one-fourth the number.

Question 424424: Find a number so that 10 less than two-thirds the number is one-fourth the number.
Answer by Gogonati(855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solution: Denote the unknown number x, base on the given data write the equation:
Multiply both sides with LCD 12.

8x-3x=120
5x=120 Divide both sides with 5
x=24
Check: 2/3*24-10=1/4*24 => 16-10=6 => 6=6.
Answer: The unknown number is 24

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