Problema Solution
Five times the reciprocal of a number equals the reciprocal of the difference of 4 and the number. Find the number.
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' be the number
1/x is the reciprocal of the number x
5(1/x) = 1/(4 - x)
by solving we find:
x = 10/3
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the number is 10/3.