SOLUTION: Please help me to answer this question 1/3 a number is smaller than twice the number by 30. what is the number ?

SOLUTION: Please help me to answer this question 1/3 a number is smaller than twice the number by 30. what is the number ?

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1/3 a number is smaller than twice the number by 30. what is the number ?

Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the number be x
twice the number = 2x
2x- 1/3 x =30
multiply by 3
6x-x=90
5x=90
/5
x=18
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