document.write( "Question 175348: find the number, the sum of whose one half, one third and one fourth is 65. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #130414 by jojo14344(1513) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"x\"$ be the number. So,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F2%29x%2B%281%2F3%29x%2B%281%2F4%29x=65\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Get LCD:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%286x%2B4x%2B3x%29%2F12=65\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Cross multiply then add:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"13x=65%2A12=780\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide by 13 to isolate x:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cross%2813%29x%2Fcross%2813%29=cross%28780%2960%2Fcross%2813%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28x=60%29\"$ -------------> the number, ANSWER
\n" ); document.write( "Let's check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F2%2960%2B%281%2F3%2960%2B%281%2F4%2960=65\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"30%2B20%2B15=65\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"65=65\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo \n" ); document.write( "

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