document.write( "Question 312986: a number,twice that number,and 1/5 of that number are add,the result is 16? \n" ); document.write( "
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let the number be x
\n" ); document.write( "twice the number = 2x
\n" ); document.write( "1/5 of the number = x/5
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\n" ); document.write( "x+2x+x/5 = 16
\n" ); document.write( "LCM =5
\n" ); document.write( "5x+10x+x= 16*5
\n" ); document.write( "16x=80
\n" ); document.write( "x=5 the number
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