SOLUTION: find the number such that when 14 is added to two thirds of it, the result is one and a quater times the original number.
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Question 172153: find the number such that when 14 is added to two thirds of it, the result is one and a quater times the original number. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! find the number such that when 14 is added to two thirds of it, the result is one and a quater times the original number.
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EQUATION:
(2/3)x + 14 = (5/4)x
Multiply thru by 12 to get:
8x + 12*14 = 15x
7x = 12*14
x = 12*2
x = 24
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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