document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=54559>Question 54559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One number is 3 more than half of a second number. If the average of the two numbers is 15 1/2, find the smaller of the two numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " let the second number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( " the other number will be 3 + x/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "average of the two numbers is (x + (3 + x/2) )/ 2= 15 1/2; <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x + 3 + x/2)/2 = 31/2; since the equation has the same denominator cross multiple by 2 then remove 2 from both sides and solve the linear equestion that contains fraction; the linear equation will be: 2x + 6 + x = 62\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve by x: 3x = 56; x = 18.66666; 18.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other number will be 3 + (18.7)/2 = 12.35\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add numbers (18.7 + 12.35) = 31.05; average 31.05 /2 = 15.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the small number is 12.35\r<BR>\n" );
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