Two thirds of a number exceeds three fifths of the number by 40. Find the number.

      

Two thirds of a number exceeds three fifths of the number by 40. Find the number.

  

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John
Let the number be x.

$\frac{2}{3}x\;-\;\frac{3}{5}x$ = 40

$\frac{10x\;-\;9x}{15}$ = 40

$\frac{x}{15}$ = 40

x = 15 x 40;

x = 600

The number is 600
johnmulu answered the question on June 8, 2017 at 05:04


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