document.write( "Question 73898: If the reciprocal of 4 times a number is subtracted from the reciprocal of that number, the result is 1/12. What is the number?
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Let n be the number you want to find.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1%2Fn+-+1%2F4n+=+1%2F12\"$ Simplify the left side.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%284-1%29%2F4n+=+1%2F12\"$ Multiply both sides by 4n.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3+=+4n%2F12\"$ Multiply both sides by 12.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"36+=+4n\"$ Finally, divide both sides by 4.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"9+=+n\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The number is 9. \n" ); document.write( "

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