SOLUTION: If 3/4 is added to three times a number, the result is 1/2 subtracted from twice the number. Find the number.

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Question 514707: If 3/4 is added to three times a number, the result is 1/2 subtracted from twice the number. Find the number.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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3x+3/4=2x-1/2
x=-1/2-3/4
x=-2/4-3/4
x=-5/4
x=-1 1/4