Answer:
23
Step-by-step explanation:
let the number be n then twice the number is 2n and 4 times the number is 4n
Then
2n = 4n - 46 ( subtract 4n from both sides )
- 2n = - 46 ( divide both sides by - 2 )
n = 23
The number is 23
The problem express that the fraction of time
worked by the three people need to be equivalent to one person working full
time. This means that the fraction need to add up to one. We know one person
works ½ time on the project and another works one third 1/3 time.
Given:
A = the amount of time that the third person needs
to work on the job to add up to one
1 = ½ +1/3 + A
1 – ½ - 1/3 = A
To subtract the fractions put them all over a
common denominator. Use 3 * 2 as the denominator.
1=6/6, ½ = 3/6, 1/3 = 2/6
A = 6/6 – 3/6 – 2/6
<span>A = 1/6 , The third person must work on the project</span>
