document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53717>Question 53717</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A half is a third of it. What is it? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #35977 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=35977\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x represent \"it\".  That means our equation is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29x=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29x=1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which means \"a third of it is a half\".  Multiplying both sides by 6 we get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and then divide both sides by 2 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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