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A number increased by 2/3 of the number is 35. What is the number?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let n = \"the number\"
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\n" ); document.write( "n + $\"2%2F3\"$ n = 35
\n" ); document.write( "1 $\"2%2F3\"$ n = 35
\n" ); document.write( "which is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5%2F3\"$ n = 35
\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 3, gets rid of the fraction
\n" ); document.write( "5n = 3(35)
\n" ); document.write( "5n = 105
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 5
\n" ); document.write( "n = $\"105%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "n = 21 is the number
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\n" ); document.write( "You can check this in the original equation \n" ); document.write( "

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