Question 365063
"The reciprocal of one third of a number" 
{{{(3/x)}}}
"one third of the reciprocal of the number" is 1/3
{{{(1/3)(1/x)}}}
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{{{(3/x)-(1/3)(1/x)=1/3}}}
Multiply both sides by {{{3x}}}.
{{{9-1=x}}}
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