SOLUTION: If (1/2) of the number is 2 more than (1/3) of that number.Then what is the number ???????

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Question 864984: If (1/2) of the number is 2 more than (1/3) of that number.Then what is the number ???????
Answer by ben720(159) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/2 the number is 2+ 1/3 the number
1%2F2%28number%29=2%2B1%2F3%28number%29
Subtract 1/3(number) from both sides
1%2F6%28number%29=2
Multiply both sides by 6
number=12