Question

two-thirds of a number is greater then one forth of the number by 10. find the number.

Answer 1

let the no. be x. the according to the question we can make an equation :-

$\frac{2}{3} \times x = ( \frac{1}{4} \times x) + 10$
solving it we get

$x = 24$

Answer 2

the answer is

suppose that number is

2x/3 - x/4 = 10

5X
----- = 10
12

5x = 12 × 10

5x = 120

= 120/5 = 24