SOLUTION: One and one fourth times a number is one and one third wat is the number

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Question 211879: One and one fourth times a number is one and one third wat is the number
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Let the number be n. Convert 1 1/4 to an improper fraction, 5/4, then:
5%2F4%29n+=+1%2F3 Multiply both sides by 4%2F5
%285%2F4%29%2A%284%2F5%29n+=+%281%2F3%29%2A%284%2F5%29 Evaluate.
highlight%28n+=+4%2F15%29 This is the number.