document.write( "Question 519740: If you add three-fourths of a number to the number itself,you get 49. What is the number? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #345751 by oberobic(2304)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = a number \n" ); document.write( "3/4x = 3/4 * x \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "x + 3/4*x = 49 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 4 to eliminate the fraction \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "4(x + 3/4*x) = 4*49 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "4x + 3x = 196 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "7x = 196 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "x = 28 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Done. \n" ); document.write( " |