Answer
The number is 5.
Work Step by Step
First, we translate the given phrase into an equation:
$$(1+x) (\frac{2}{x}) = 12/5$$
This gives:
$$ \frac{2+2x}{x}= \frac{12}{5}$$
We cross multiply:
$$ 10 +10x = 12x$$
This gives:
$$ 2x = 10$$
$$ x = 5 $$
