SOLUTION: If one eighth of a number is added to one fift of the same number the result is 65. find the number

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Question 893299: If one eighth of a number is added to one fift of the same number the result is 65. find the number
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If one eighth of a number is added to one fift of the same number the result is 65.
find the number
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1%2F8n + 1%2F5n = 65
multiply by 40
40*1%2F8n + 40*1%2F5n = 40(65)
cancel the denominators
5n + 8n = 2600
13 n = 2600
n = 2600/13
n = 200 is the number\
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