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if 1/3 is an added to the reciprocal of a number , the result is 3 more than 3 times the reciprocal of the original number. find the number
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\n" ); document.write( "Let the number be \"x\":
\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(1/x) + 1/3 = 3(1/x) + 3
\n" ); document.write( "2(1/x) = -8/3
\n" ); document.write( "1/x = -4/3
\n" ); document.write( "x = -3/4
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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