1/4 of a number exceeds 1/5 of its succeeding number by 3. What is the number?

Question

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Answer 1

(1/4)(x)=(1/5)(x+1)+3

multiply both sides by 20

5x=4(x+1)+60

5x=4x+4+60

5x-4x=64

x=64

check: 1/4 * 64=16 and 16 is 3 more than 1/5 * 65 (16 is 3 more than 13)