Problema Solution
The sum of one-fourth of a number and one-third of a number is that number increased by six. Which equation could be used to find the number?
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Let 'x' represent the number, then 'x/4' represents on-fourth of a number, 'x/3' represents one-third of a number, and 'x+6' represents 'that number increased by six':
(x/4)+(x/3)=x+6
x=-72/5 = -14.4
So the number is not an integer but -14.4 but perhaps the problem statement is ambiguous and 'is that' is not equivalent to 'equals'.