SOLUTION: find a number such that 6 more than one-half the number is two-thirds the number

SOLUTION: find a number such that 6 more than one-half the number is two-thirds the number

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Question 351113: find a number such that 6 more than one-half the number is two-thirds the number
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi,
Let n be the number
.
Write as You Read
n/2 + 6 = (2/3)n
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Simplify and solve
n + 12 = (4/3)n
12 = (1/3)n
n = 36
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check your answer
18 + 6 = (2/3)36 = 24
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