SOLUTION: one fourth of a number is 3 times greater than one sixth of it find the number

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Question 229285: one fourth of a number is 3 times greater than one sixth of it find the number
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the number.



Just solve for . However, you will find that there is no solution to this problem because it reduces to the absurdity .


John