SOLUTION: When 3 is divided by the sum of 8 and a certain number, the result is equal to the reciprocal of the number, find the number
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Question 1015029: When 3 is divided by the sum of 8 and a certain number, the result is equal to the reciprocal of the number, find the number
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When 3 is divided by the sum of 8 and a certain number, the result is equal to the reciprocal of the number, find the number
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An equation which describes this situation is
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Can you solve it?
The first step is to multiply both sides by x*(x+8) to get off the denominators.
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