SOLUTION: One and two thirds of a number equals one and a half. What is the number?

Question 15090: One and two thirds of a number equals one and a half. What is the number?
Found 2 solutions by bam878s, jimbob2:
Answer by bam878s(77) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x= the number.
Then x + x = .
Adding we have,
x =
Multiplying to both sides will solve for x.
x =
x =
Answer by jimbob2(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Person who answed this must have missread secound part, it says it equals one and a half, not one half. The correct answer is 9/10 using the same logic.
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