Krystal G.
asked • 02/26/15Finding 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
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Matt H. answered • 02/26/15
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At your kid's age, I hated math, too. Not any more!
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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Krystal G.
02/26/15