Krystal G.

asked • 02/26/15

Finding the number

The sum of 2/3 and four times a number is equal to 5/6 subtracted from five times the number. Find the number

Krystal G.

Thank you so much for helping me again. Those pesky improper fractions, always look weird
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02/26/15

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But that tells me you got it right. :-)
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Yuck, this one is just mean! :-)
 
OK, the number is n
 
the sum of 2/3 and 4 times the number means...
 
2/3 + 4n
 
=
 
5/6 "subtracted from five times the number" means...
 
5n - 5/6
 
SO...2/3 + 4n = 5n - 5/6
 
let's call those 2/3  4/6 instead, and from there, you can combine terms and solve it...
 
(But it will be an ugly fraction, not a nice whole number...)
 
M :-)
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