document.write( "Question 1152061: One third of a number added to four fifth of itself is equal to seventeen. find the number? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "One third of a number added to four fifth of itself is equal to seventeen. find the number?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "n, \"a number\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "One third of a number, \"n%2F3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "One third of a number added to four fifths of itself,... \"AMBIGUOUS\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The description might have been intended to express:
\n" ); document.write( "\"One third of a number added to four fifth of itself is equal to seventeen.\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"n%2F3%2B%284%2F5%29n=17\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A different interpretation may be possible.
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