document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=33407>Question 33407</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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5/6)x - (1/2)x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x[(5/6)-(3/6)]=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x[1/3]=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=18<BR>\n" );
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