SOLUTION: When a student added 14 to a number, the result is 1/3 of the number. What is the number?

Question 1001101: When a student added 14 to a number, the result is 1/3 of the number. What is the number?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When a student added 14 to a number, the result is 1/3 of the number. What is the number?
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Let the number be "x"::
Equation:
x + 14 = (1/3)x
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Subtract (1/3)x from both sides of the equation::
Subtract 14 from both sides of the equation::
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(2/3)x = -14
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Divide both sides of the equation by (2/3) to get:
x = (-14)/(2/3) = -7*3 = -21
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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