SOLUTION: 1.the sum of one third of a certain number and one aquarter of the number is 28.

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Question 1073567: 1.the sum of one third of a certain number and one aquarter of the number is 28.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281%2F3%29N%2B%281%2F4%29N=28
Multiply both sides by 12,
4N%2B3N=28%2A12
7N=28%2A12
N=4%2A12
N=48