document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=29907>Question 29907</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If one-half a number is subtracted from five-sixths of the number, the difference is 6.  Find the number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be  N<BR>\n" );
document.write( "one-half a number subtracted from five-sixths of the number, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the difference is 6. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2) of N subtracted from (5/6) of N, the difference is 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is  (5/6)N - (1/2)N = 6   ----(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is [5/6-1/2]N = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying by 6 through out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5-3)N= 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2N = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = 36/2 = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer:The required number is 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Verification:N =18 in (1) gives LHS = (5/6)X18 - (1/2)X18 = 15-9 =6 =RHS<BR>\n" );
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