SOLUTION: find the no. whose fifth part increased by 5 is equal to its fourth part diminished by 5

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Question 99703: find the no. whose fifth part increased by 5 is equal to its fourth part diminished by 5
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find the no. whose fifth part increased by 5 is equal to its fourth part diminished by 5
Just write an equation of what it says:
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1%2F5x + 5 = 1%2F4x - 5
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Add 5 to both sides and you have:
1%2F5x + 10 = 1%2F4x
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Multiply equation by 20 to get rid of the denominators:
20*1%2F5x + 20(10) = 20*1%2F4x
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cancel out the denominators
4x + 200 = 5x
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200 = 5x - 4x
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x = 200
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You can check solution by substituting 200 for x in the original equation