SOLUTION: one tenth of a number is two less than one sixth of its predeccesor.Find the number.

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Question 1048505: one tenth of a number is two less than one sixth of its predeccesor.Find the number.
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be your number. Then the number before it is n-1. So:
n/10+2=(n-1)/6
6n+120=10(n-1)
4n=130
n=32.5
n-1=31.5 ☺☺☺☺