SOLUTION: the excess of the sum of the fourth and fifth parts over the difference of the half and third parts of a number is 199. find the number

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Question 1035453: the excess of the sum of the fourth and fifth parts over the difference of the half and third parts of a number is 199. find the number
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Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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the excess of the sum of the fourth and fifth parts over the difference of the half and third parts of a number is 199. find the number
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%28x%2F4+%2B+x%2F5%29 - %28x%2F2+-+x%2F3%29 = 199.

%285x%29%2F20+%2B+%284x%29%2F20 - x%2F6 = 199,

%289x%29%2F20 - x%2F6 = 199,

%2827x%29%2F60+-+10x%2F60 = 199,

%2817x%29%2F60 = 199,

x = %28199%2A60%29%2F17 = . . .


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Solve for .

Hint: The answer is NOT an integer.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it