document.write( "Question 123268: One fourth of a number is two more than one fifth of the number. Find the number. \n" ); document.write( "
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X/4=2+X/5
\n" ); document.write( "X/4-X/5=2
\n" ); document.write( "(5X-4X)/20=2 CROSS MULTIPLY
\n" ); document.write( "X=40 ANSWER.
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\n" ); document.write( "40/4=2+40/5
\n" ); document.write( "10=2+8
\n" ); document.write( "10=10\r
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