Problema Solution

If 2/5 is added to three times the reciprocal of a number, the result is 1. Find the number.

Answer provided by our tutors

Let 'x' represent the number, then '3(1/x)' represents 'three times the reciprocal of the number':

(2/5)+3(1/x)=1

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x=5

The number is '5'.