document.write( "Question 192238This question is from textbook Algebra 1
\n" ); document.write( ": The additive inverse of a number divided by 12 is the same as one less than three times its reciprocal. Find the number. \n" ); document.write( "

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let the number be x
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"-x%2F12=3%281%2Fx%29-1\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"-x=%2836%2Fx%29-12\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"-x=%2836-12x%29%2Fx\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%5E2-12x%2B36=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x-6%29%28x-6%29=0\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "x=6 \n" ); document.write( "

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