Question

One-fourth of a number exceeds one-fifth of its succeeding number by 3; find the number.

Answer 1

Let the number is $x$

$\therefore \frac{1}{4}\left(x\right)-\frac{1}{5}(x+1)=3$

$\Rightarrow \frac{5x-4(x+1)}{20}=3$

$\Rightarrow 5x-4x-4=60$

$\therefore x=64$.