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\n" ); document.write( "If 4 is subtracted from a certain number and the difference is divided by 4, the result is 1 more than 1/6 of the original number. Find the original number.
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Let number be N
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document.write( "Then we get: 
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document.write( "3(N - 4) = 2N + 12 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 12
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document.write( "3N - 12 = 2N + 12
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document.write( "3N - 2N = 24
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