SOLUTION: Two thirds of a number is 1 more than half the same number. What is the number?

Question 825042: Two thirds of a number is 1 more than half the same number. What is the number?
Found 2 solutions by phoihe001, y6n3o9p4:
Answer by phoihe001(34) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The number is 6
Answer by y6n3o9p4(20) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can write this as an equation. Let x = the unknown number.
First you should try to get rid of the fractions. Multiply the equation by one of the denominators.
Now do the same with the other denominator.
Subtract 3*x from both sides of the equation to isolate the variable.
The number is 6.
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