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प्रश्न
1 subtracted from one-third of a number gives 1. Find the number.
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उत्तर
Let the number be x.
Then, one-third of the number = `1/3 x`.
According to the question,
`1/3 x - 1 = 1`
⇒ `1/3 x = 1 + 1` ...[Transposing (–1) to RHS]
⇒ `1/3x = 2`
⇒ x = 3 × 2 ...[Multiplying both sides by 3]
⇒ x = 6
Hence, the required number is 6.
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