SOLUTION: What is the 5 step method used to solve the following? 1/3 of a number is 5 less than 1/2 of the same number. What is that number? I'm 46 and trying to remember this??? y

SOLUTION: What is the 5 step method used to solve the following? 1/3 of a number is 5 less than 1/2 of the same number. What is that number? I'm 46 and trying to remember this??? y

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Question 458389: What is the 5 step method used to solve the following?
1/3 of a number is 5 less than 1/2 of the same number. What is that number?

I'm 46 and trying to remember this??? yikes :-) Thanks
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x/3 = x/2 - 5
2x=3x-30 multiply each side by 6.
-x=-30
x=30
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Ed
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