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Find the required number.
Answer to Problem 61PPS
Explanation of Solution
Given:
Four and four − fifths times a number is one and one − fifth.
Concept Used:
Convert the phrase ‘Four and four − fifths times a number is one and one − fifth’into equation.
Calculation:
Let the number be
Four and four − fifths times a number:
Four and four − fifths times a number is one and one − fifth:
Equation:
Solve : Convert the mixed fraction in the left and right into improper fraction :
Use the cross multiplication method to simplify the equation.
The required number is
Thus, the required number is
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