SOLUTION: iif 1/4 is added to 5 times the reciprocal of a number x , the result is 5

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Question 855311: iif 1/4 is added to 5 times the reciprocal of a number x , the result is 5
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,

|Multiplying thru by 4x so as all denominators = 1
x + 20 = 20x
20 = 19x
20/19 = x
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