SOLUTION: Find the number whose third, fourth and fifth parts added together equals 47

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Question 1052278: Find the number whose third, fourth and fifth parts added together equals 47
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Find the number whose third, fourth and fifth parts added together equals 47
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1%2F3x + 1%2F4x + 1%2F5x = 47
multiply by the least common denominator, 60, cancel the denominators
20x + 15x + 12x = 60(47)
47x = 2820
x = 2820/47
x = 60 is the number