SOLUTION: the product of one more than a number and twice the reciprocal of the number is 12/5. Find the number.

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Question 769610: the product of one more than a number and twice the reciprocal of the number is 12/5. Find the number.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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N is the number.
Find the value of N is: %28N%2B1%29%2A%282%2FN%29=12%2F5

The real aim was not to find N, but to make numbers from the description given in words. The equation shown is the important part of the answer.



%282%2FN%29N%2B2%2FN=12%2F5
2%2B2%2FN=12%2F5
2%2A5%2B10%2FN=12
10N%2B10=12N
10=2N
N=5