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if a number added to five is divided by the difference of the number and two the result is three-fourths. Find the number
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if a number added to five is divided by the difference of the number and two the result is three-fourths. Find the number

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Let the required number be x therefore
x+5\x-2=3\4 cross multiply
4(x+5)=3(x-2) open bracket
4x+20=3x-6 collect like term
x=14
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