if 1/4 is added to three times the reciprocal of a number, the result is 1. Find the number

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Answer 1

3x +1/4 = 1

 

3x = 3/4

 

x = 3/12 = 1/4

 

and the reciprocal of that number, 1/4, is 4.  So the answer is 4.

 

Confirm this way:

 

3*1/4 + 1/4 = 4/4 = 1

 

Hope this helps, Megan!