SOLUTION: ONE THIRD OF A NUMBER IS GREATER THAN THE ONE FOURTH OF THE NUMBER BY 2.THE NUMBER IS

SOLUTION: ONE THIRD OF A NUMBER IS GREATER THAN THE ONE FOURTH OF THE NUMBER BY 2.THE NUMBER IS

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Question 855463: ONE THIRD OF A NUMBER IS GREATER THAN THE ONE FOURTH OF THE NUMBER BY 2.THE NUMBER IS
Answer by nimish4july1998(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let no be x
1/3 of number = x/3
1/4 of a number =x/4
x/4 + 2 = x/3
x/4 + 8/4 = x/3
(x+8)/4 = x/3
3*(x+8) = 4x
3x+ 24 = 4x

24= 4x-3x
24=x
no is 24
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