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We're going to turn this into an equation and then use a little algebra to solve this problem. Your problem can be written like this:
x/12 + x/20 = 31
If you take a look at the equation, you'll see that x is equal to the number you're looking for. x/12 is the same as 1/12 times x or one twelfth of x. x/20 is the same way. Now we simply solve for x in this equation
x/12 + x/20 = 31
x + 12x/20 = 372 (i multiplied everything by 12)
20x + 12x = 7440 (now i multiplied everything by 20)
32x = 7440 (you can combine the two x values)
x = 232.5 (i divided by 32)
Now we check our answer:
232.5/12 = 19.375
232.5/20 = 11.625
19.375 + 11.625 = 31
It checks out.
So your answer is 232.5 or 465/2.
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