One fifth of a number is subtracted from four fifth of the same number. If the result is 9, what is the number.

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JulsSmile [24]3 years ago

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Let x be the unknown number. One fifth of this number is x/5, one fourth of this number is x/4. So, we have

$\dfrac{x}{4}-\dfrac{x}{5} = \dfrac{5x-4x}{20} = \dfrac{x}{20}$

We know that this difference equals 9, so we have

$\dfrac{x}{20}=9$

Multiply both sides by 20 to get

$x=180$

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