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Four times the reciprocal of a number equals 2 times the reciprocal of 7. find the number.

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4 (1/n)=2(1/7) 4/n=2/7 n=4(7/2) n=14
so first let n to represent the number and then write and solve the equation as above process.

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User Greg Forel
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4 * (1/n) = 2 * (1/7)
4/n = 2/7
28 = 2n
The number equals 14


User Kunvar Singh
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