Question

If one third of a number is added to one third of the same number and the results in eight find the number

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Answer 1

Answer:Let's call the number we're trying to find "x".

According to the problem, one third of x is added to one third of x, which can be written as:

1/3 x + 1/3 x = 2/3 x

We know that this equals 8, so we can set up an equation:

2/3 x = 8

To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by multiplying both sides by the reciprocal of 2/3, which is 3/2:

2/3 x * 3/2 = 8 * 3/2

Simplifying:

x = 12

Therefore, the number we're looking for is 12.

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