document.write( "Question 430943: The problem: one-half of a number is 25 more than one-third of the same number. I got 150 but i need to show a check on it and don't know how \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the number
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document.write( "  (1/2)n = (1/3)n + 25  |Multipying thru by 6 so as all denominators = 1
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document.write( "     3n = 2n + 150
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document.write( "      n = 150\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "  75 = 50 + 25 \n" );
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