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If you add 1/3 of a number to the number itself you get 16 what is the number

 May 27, 2016
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15 2/3

 May 27, 2016
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If the number is =N, then:

N + 1/3N =16

1 1/3N =16

4/3N=16

N=16 / (4/3)=16 x 3/4

N=48/4

N=12, so that:

12 + (1/3 x 12)=12 + 4 =16

 May 27, 2016

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