document.write( "Question 178705: One-fourth of a number is 3 greater than one-sixth of it. Find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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Let x=the number
\n" ); document.write( "x/4=one-fourth of the number\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x/6=one-sixth of the number\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now we are told the following:
\n" ); document.write( "x/4=(x/6)+3 multiply each term by 12 (LCD)
\n" ); document.write( "3x=2x+36 subtract 2x from each side
\n" ); document.write( "3x-2x=2x-2x+36 collect like terms
\n" ); document.write( "x=36-----------------------------------the number\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "CK
\n" ); document.write( "(1/4)*36=(1/6)*36+3
\n" ); document.write( "9=6+3
\n" ); document.write( "9=9
\n" ); document.write( "Does this help??------------------ptaylor\r
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