document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=239738>Question 239738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when one-third of a number is added to one-fifth of the number, the sum is 16. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First lets show the number as x. So <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3(x)+ 1/5(x) = 16  First get rid of the fractions by multiplying 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 3x = 240  Combine like terms <BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 240       Divide by 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30  Plug 30 into the original equation and it should work out fine. <BR>\n" );
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