SOLUTION: Two less than one-sixth of a certain number is 1 more than one-fourth that number. What is the number?
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Question 1004653: Two less than one-sixth of a certain number is 1 more than one-fourth that number. What is the number?
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1/6)x - 2 = (1/4)x + 1
Multiply by 12 to clear fractions and get
2x - 24 = 3x + 12
and x = -36
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