The reciprocal of a number is added to three.The result is the quotient of 25 and the number. Find the number
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Answer:
8
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the number. Then the reciprocal is 1/x. The quotient of 25 and the number is 25/x. The problem statement tells us ...
3 + 1/x = 25/x
Subtracting 1/x, we have ...
3 = 24/x
x = 24/3 = 8 . . . . . . . . multiply by x/3
The number is 8.
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