SOLUTION: If the reciprocal of 4 times a number is subtracted from the reciprocal of that number, the result is 1/12. What is the number?

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Question 101469: If the reciprocal of 4 times a number is subtracted from the reciprocal of that number, the result is 1/12. What is the number?
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1%2Fx-1%2F%284x%29=1%2F12 ... 4%2F%284x%29-1%2F%284x%29=1%2F12 ... 3%2F%284x%29=1%2F12

36=4x ... 9=x