If a number is subtracted from twice its reciprocal, the result is -23/5. What is the number?
1 Answer
Jun 19, 2016
The number is either 5 or
Explanation:
Let x be the number.
We are told that the number subtracted from twice its reciprocal is equal to
Hence:
Multiply through by x and cross multiply
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Factorise
Hence x = either 5 or