document.write( "Question 1101181: I thought of a number, divided it by 1 1/2 , then added 2 1/2 to the result, then multiplied the sum by 1 2/3 . Then I subtracted 1 2/3 and got the result 2 5/6 . What was my number? \n" ); document.write( "
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I thought of a number, divided it by 1 1/2 , then added 2 1/2 to the result, then multiplied the sum by 1 2/3 . Then I subtracted 1 2/3 and got the result 2 5/6 . What was my number?work backwards
\n" ); document.write( "2 5/6=17/6
\n" ); document.write( "1 2/3=1 4/6=10/6
\n" ); document.write( "add 17/6 +10/6=27/6
\n" ); document.write( "1 2/3=1 4/6=10/6
\n" ); document.write( "(27/6)/(10/6)=27/10
\n" ); document.write( "2 1/2=5/2=25/10
\n" ); document.write( "27/10-25/10=2/10
\n" ); document.write( "1 1/2=3/2
\n" ); document.write( "2/10*3/2=3/10 original number
\n" ); document.write( "I thought of a number, divided it by 1 1/2 , then added 2 1/2 to the result, then multiplied the sum by 1 2/3 . Then I subtracted 1 2/3 and got the result 2 5/6 . What was my number?
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\n" ); document.write( "3/10 divided it by 1 1/2
\n" ); document.write( "(3/10)/3/2=3/10*2/3=2/10
\n" ); document.write( "2 /10 added 2 1/2 to the result
\n" ); document.write( "2/10 +5/2=25/10+2/10=27/10
\n" ); document.write( "27/10 multiplied the sum by 1 2/3
\n" ); document.write( "27/10*10/6=27/6
\n" ); document.write( "27/6 Then I subtracted 1 2/3
\n" ); document.write( "27/6-10/6=17/6
\n" ); document.write( "17/6 got the result 2 5/6
\n" ); document.write( "17/6=2 5/6
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