document.write( "Question 889615: the product of two more than a number and three times the reciprocal of the number is 15/4. find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #538312 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! just write an equation for what it says \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " the product of two more than a number and three times the reciprocal of the number is 15/4. \n" ); document.write( "(n+2) * \n" ); document.write( "We can write it \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "cross multiply \n" ); document.write( "12(n+2) = 15n \n" ); document.write( "12n + 24 = 15n \n" ); document.write( "24 = 15n - 12n \n" ); document.write( "24 = 3n \n" ); document.write( "n = 24/3 \n" ); document.write( "n = 8 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "; \n" ); document.write( "see if that works \n" ); document.write( "(8+2) * \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |