document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=168234>Question 168234</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0697013510/algebrahomeworkh>Principles of Elementary Algebra with Applications</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One-third of a number is 8 less than one-helf of the number. Find the number.   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't have a clue where to start on this problem or where to start working it out they don't give us an example like this one in our text book.  Could you please help me out.  It would be greatly appreciated.  Thank you so much!! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #123995 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=123995\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's call the number X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"One-third of a number\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"is\" means equals.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"8 less than one-helf of the number\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29X-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29X-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put it all together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29X=%281%2F2%29X-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29X=%281%2F2%29X-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2A2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2A2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get rid of denominators.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%283%29%2A2%2A%281%2F%28cross%283%29%29%29X=3%2Across%282%29%2A%281%2F%28cross%282%29%29%29X-3%2A2%2A8 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2X=3X-48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2X=3X-48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=X-48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=X-48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X=48 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X=48\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your number is 48. </SPAN>\n" );
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