SOLUTION: If one eighth of a number is added to one fift of the same number the result is 65. find the number

SOLUTION: If one eighth of a number is added to one fift of the same number the result is 65. find the number

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Question 893299: If one eighth of a number is added to one fift of the same number the result is 65. find the number
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If one eighth of a number is added to one fift of the same number the result is 65.
find the number
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n + n = 65
multiply by 40
40*n + 40*n = 40(65)
cancel the denominators
5n + 8n = 2600
13 n = 2600
n = 2600/13
n = 200 is the number\
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