SOLUTION: two divided by the difference of a number and 3, minus 4 plus 1, the result is three halves. find the number

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Question 31016This question is from textbook Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra
: two divided by the difference of a number and 3, minus 4 plus 1, the result is three halves. find the numberThis question is from textbook Prealgebra and Introductory Algebra

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2%2F%28n-3%29-4%2B1=3%2F2 combine like terms
2%2F%28n-3%29-3=3%2F2 add 3 to both sides
2%2F%28n-3%29=9%2F2 cross multiply
4=9%28n-3%29 distribute
4=9n-27 add 27 to both sides
31=9n solve for n
n=31%2F9