Question

When a number is added to 1/5 of itself, the result is 24. The equation that models this problem is `n+1/5n=24`. What is the value n?

Answer 1

20

Explanation:

Here `n+1/5n=24`
`rArr [5n+n]/5=24`
`rArr6/5n=24`
`rArrn=24 xx 5/6`
`rArr n = 20`