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( "let a number be \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "one third of a number:\"%281%2F3%29x\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "added to four fifth of itself: \"%284%2F5%29x%2B%281%2F3%29x\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " is equal to seventeen:\"%284%2F5%29x%2B%281%2F3%29x=17\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find the number:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%284%2F5%29x%2B%281%2F3%29x=17\"......solve for \"x\", start with common denominator for \"5\" and \"3\" which is \"15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%284%2A3%29%2F15%29x%2B%28%281%2A5%29%2F15%29x=17\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%2812%2F15%29x%2B%285%2F15%29x=17\"........both sides multiply by \"15\" to get rid of fraction\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"15%2812%2F15%29x%2B15%285%2F15%29x=17%2A15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%2815%29%2812%2Fcross%2815%29%29x%2Bcross%2815%29%285%2Fcross%2815%29%29x=17%2A15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x%2B5x=17%2A15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"17x=17%2A15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%2817%29x=15%2Across%2817%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=15\"\r
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