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Question 160139This question is from textbook GLENCO
: FIVE MORE THAN THREE-FOURTHS OF A NUMBER c IS 26. FIND THE NUMBER
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FIVE MORE THAN THREE-FOURTHS OF A NUMBER c IS 26. FIND THE NUMBER
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Let N = the number
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From:"FIVE MORE THAN THREE-FOURTHS OF A NUMBER c IS 26." we get:
5 + (3/4)N = 26
Multiplying both sides by 4:
20 + 3N = 104
3N = 84
N = 28