Value of n

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Value of n

by jainrahul1985 » Wed May 19, 2010 12:04 pm
1 / 3 +1 / 4 +1 / 5 +1 / 6 = n (1 / 9 +1 / 12 +1 / 15 +1 / 18) . What is the value of n ?

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by krazy800 » Wed May 19, 2010 12:55 pm
jainrahul1985 wrote:1 / 3 +1 / 4 +1 / 5 +1 / 6 = n (1 / 9 +1 / 12 +1 / 15 +1 / 18) . What is the value of n ?

Taking 1/3 common on the right hand side of the equation, we get

1 / 3 +1 / 4 +1 / 5 +1 / 6 = n/3 (1 / 3 +1 / 4 +1 / 5 +1 / 6 )

n=3

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