Question 1170398: a number more than 32 divided by 15 more than twice a number is equal to 7/6. what is the number?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52814)   (Show Source):
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a number more than 32 divided by 15 more than twice a number is equal to 7/6. what is the number?
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As worded, printed, posted and presented, the condition is SELF-CONTRADICTORY.
As described, such a number does not exist.
Check your post for possible errors.
Answer by greenestamps(13203)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The statement of the problem is flawed.
In the initial statement, the use of "a number" in both places does NOT mean that those two numbers are the same; the two numbers can be different:
a number more than 32: 32+x
15 more than twice a number: 2y+15
The problem then says
This is an indeterminate equation with an infinite number of solutions; choose any number you want for one of the numbers and plug it into the equation to find the other number.
The statement of the problem, in order to be solvable, should read
"A number more than 32, divided by 15 more than twice the number, is equal to 7/6."
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