document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=482694>Question 482694</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The reciprocal of a number plus the reciprocal of three times the number equals (1)/(3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be N<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then its reciprocal is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2FN ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2FN\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Three (3) times the number would be 3N<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The reciprocal of 3 times the number would be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3N ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3N\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the sum of the reciprocal of the number and the reciprocal of 3 times the number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then we have: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplying by LCD, 3N gives us: 3 + 1 = N -------- N, or the number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F12+%2B+1%2F12+=+4%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F12+%2B+1%2F12+=+4%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F12+=+4%2F12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F12+=+4%2F12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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