SOLUTION: if 3 time reciprocal of a number is subtracted from the number we get 2.find the number?

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Question 889339: if 3 time reciprocal of a number is subtracted from the number we get 2.find the number?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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N-3%281%2FN%29=2
N%5E2-3=2N
N%5E2-2N-3=0
%28N-3%29%28N%2B1%29=0
Two solutions:
N-3=0
N=3
and
N%2B1=0
N=-1