document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=113711>Question 113711</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If fifteen less than two times a number is divided by six more than the number, the result is four less than nine times the reciprocal of that number. Find the number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #82760 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Adam><B>Adam(64)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Adam><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=82760\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We can rewrite the problem as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x-15%29%2F6x=9%2Fx-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x-15%29%2F6x=9%2Fx-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "now we multiply by 6x, x<>0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and get 2x-15=54-24x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26x-15=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26x=69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 69/26 which equals 2.6538461..., where 538461538461 is repeating over and over to infinity...\r<BR>\n" );
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