SOLUTION: find a number so that 10 less than two-thirds the number is one-fourth the number

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Question 344573: find a number so that 10 less than two-thirds the number is one-fourth the number
Answer by JBarnum(2146) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
%282%2F3%29n-10=%281%2F4%29n
just gotta learn how to read the problem and translate it into symbols then solve like normal
%282%2F3%29n-%281%2F4%29n=10
common denom is 12
%288%2F12%29n-%283%2F12%29n=10
8-3=5
%285%2F12%29n=10
multiply by 12
5n=120
highlight%28n=24%29