Question 62017: If n= 3p, for what value of p is n = p?
according to the answer provided on the back of the book, the answer is zero. However, i think the book is incorrect and the real answer is 1/3.
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Found 3 solutions by stanbon, funmath, Earlsdon:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If n= 3p, for what value of p is n = p?
according to the answer provided on the back of the book, the answer is zero. However, i think the book is incorrect and the real answer is 1/3.
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zero is the only answer.
If 1/3 was another answer, 1/3 would have to equal 3(1/3)
Then 1/3 would have to equal 1.
Since that is not true, 1/3 is not an answer.
However, zero is an answer because 0=(1/3)0
Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If n= 3p, for what value of p is n = p?
Let n=3p
3p=p
3p-p=p-p
2p=0
2p/2=0/2
p=0
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This one was weird, I might not have given this one a try if you hadn't have indicated to answer from the book. Thanks for the brain teaser.
Happy Calculating!!!
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
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