SOLUTION: if 4 times the reciprocal of a number is 3 more than 5/2 times the reciprocal of that number. Find the number?
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Question 863175: if 4 times the reciprocal of a number is 3 more than 5/2 times the reciprocal of that number. Find the number?
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if 4 times the reciprocal of a number is 3 more than 5/2 times the reciprocal of that number.
Find the number?
- 3 = *
- 3 =
multiply both sides by 2n, results:
2(4) - 3(2n) = 5
8 - 6n = 5
8 - 5 = 6n
3 = 6n
n = 3/6
n =
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You can confirm this, replace n with 1/2 in the original equation
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