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Translate the following phrase into a math expression or equation whichever is appropriate use x to represent the unknown number A number increased by three nineteenths of itself

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Answer:


x+(3)/(19)x

We have an unknown number x. We want to increase that number by 3/19 of itself. This means, that we must add 3/19 of x to x. This can we writted as:


x+(3)/(19)x

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