SOLUTION: Five more than 1/4 of a number is 2/3 of that number. Find the number

Question 158483: Five more than 1/4 of a number is 2/3 of that number. Find the number
Answer by Electrified_Levi(103) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi, Hope I can help,
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Five more than of a number is of that number. Find the number
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We are trying to find a number, since we need to find one number, we have 1 variable
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We will name the variable/number "x"
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Five more than of a number is of that number. Find the number(replace "a number", and "that number" with "x")
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Five more than of "x" is of "x". Find the number
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This is how you would write the equation
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We will multiply it out
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= =
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We will need to get rid of the fraction by multiplying each side by "12"
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= = =
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= = =
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We will need to move "3x" to the right side
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= = = =
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To find "x"(our number) we will divide each side by "5"
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= = =
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"12" is our number, we can check by replacing "x" with "12" in our equation
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= = = = (True)
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Your answer is
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Hope I helped, Levi
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