document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134143>Question 134143</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this question is so easy but yet i just can't figure it out. It's driving me crazy. I just need the fomula, i think. okay so here it is. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "One-third of a number is 5 less than half of the same number. What is the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the missing number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3(x) = (1/2)(x) - 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/3)(x) can be written as simply x/3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1/2)(x) can be written as simply x/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now have a fractional equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/3 = x/2 - 5....Much easier to work with, right?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To remove the fractions, we multiply both sides of the equation by the LCD, which is 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/3 times 6 = 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/2 times 6 = 3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-5 times 6 = -30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now have a linear equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 3x - 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 3x from 2x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x - 3x = -30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-x = -30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide both sides by -1 to find our missing number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -30/-1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, what is the missing number?  The missing number is 30.\r<BR>\n" );
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