What is the answer to When 11 is reduced by two-thirds of a number, the result is 1. Find the number?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-19T08:30:50

#color(red)(=>15#

Let us assume the unknown number to be #x#.

According to the question, we have,

#=>11-2/3x=1#

#=>-2/3x=1-11#

#=>-2/3x=-10#

#=>x=cancel-cancel10^5xxcancel-3/cancel2#

#color(red)(=>15#

~Hope this helps! :)