The expression is “one and one third times a number is ”.
Let n represent the number.
\The word “equals” can be represented as “=” symbol.
\The word “times” indicates multiplication and the symbol is “”.
Rewrite the sentence into expression as
\The equation is
First write the mixed number into improper fraction.
The improper fraction of (
)
The equation is .
(Multiply each side by
)
(Cancel common terms)
(Multiply:
)
The number is .