SOLUTION: A number plus one half of the number is forty-eight. Find the number. I thought I had this one, but it's not working in the proof. Help. :)

Question 301103: A number plus one half of the number is forty-eight. Find the number.
I thought I had this one, but it's not working in the proof.
Help.
:)
Found 3 solutions by mananth, richwmiller, Earlsdon:
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let the number be x
x+x/2 =48
2x+x / 2 =48
3x=96
x=96/3
x=32
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
so what did you have?
let n be then number
1/2 n or n/2 be half the number
n+n/2=48
3n/2=48
n/2=16
n=32
32+16=48

Answer by Earlsdon(6294)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the number, then;;;
Simplify the left side.
Multiply both sides by the multiplicative inverse of which is

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