SOLUTION: Half of a bamboo is in mud,one third in water and the remaining 1.5 meters is above water. Find the total length of the bamboo?

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Question 1041345: Half of a bamboo is in mud,one third in water and the remaining 1.5 meters is above water. Find the total length of the bamboo?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, the length of the bamboo

x%2F2%2Bx%2F3%2B1.5=x

Three separate parts of the bamboo are described, and the sum of those parts must be x, the length of the bamboo. Multiply left and right members by the lowest common denominator, which could be taken as 6.