document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54509>Question 54509</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395676088/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra Structure and Method book 1</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three quarters of a number is 21. find the number </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #36756 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=36756\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x represent the number, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=expr%283%2F4%29x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"expr%283%2F4%29x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is \"three quarters of a number\", and the equation becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=expr%283%2F4%29x=21 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"expr%283%2F4%29x=21\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Now multiply both sides by 4 and get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=84 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=84\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and dividing both sides by 3 yields <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=28 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=28\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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