SOLUTION: One fifth of a number plus one seventh of the same number is 108= What is the number? How do I do this? .Thank you for helping

SOLUTION: One fifth of a number plus one seventh of the same number is 108= What is the number? How do I do this? .Thank you for helping

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Question 645617: One fifth of a number plus one seventh of the same number is 108= What is the number?
How do I do this? .Thank you for helping
Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello,
Let x represent the number:
1/5x+1/7x=108
Multiply by 35:
7x+5x=3780
Combine like terms and divide by 12:
x=315
Make sense?
RJ
www.math-unlock.com
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