document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=413908>Question 413908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need to use the five-step method to solve this problem. The five steps are: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. State what you need to solve for.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Identify the unknowns.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. Write the equation derived from the word problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. Solve for the given variable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. Check.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is the question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "One-third of a number is 5 less than half of the same number. What is the number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     (I always get confused on word problems) This is what I think. I don't know for sure.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. The number must be found.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. The unknowns are x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. 1/3x=5-(1/2)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. If this is the correct formula, this is how I solved it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      6((1/3)x + (1/2)x) = (5)6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       6(1/3)x + 6(1/2)x = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            2x + 3x =30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 5x =30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                  x =6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. Check. (1/3)(6)=5-(1/2)(6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 2=5-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 2=2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this the correct formula for this problem? I think I solved it correctly. I just went back to school, so this is actually one of my first word problems I solved correctly, if it is correct?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thanks alot for checking it. :)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. The number must be found.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. The unknown is x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. 1/3x = (1/2)x - 5  | 5 less than half of the same number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.   2x = 3x - 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     30 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. (1/3)30 = 10 =  (1/2)30 - 5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What has been demonstrated here is that 'checking Your answer' is of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no avail, if the question has been algebraically Set-Up incorrectly.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Good work, in general, however.  You will be fine, just be very heads up <BR>\n" );
document.write( "on the Set Up. </SPAN>\n" );
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