SOLUTION: If 30 is added to a certain number and the sum is divided by 6 the result is 1 more than 1/2 of the original number. Find the original number.

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Question 1075755: If 30 is added to a certain number and the sum is divided by 6 the result is 1
more than 1/2 of the original number. Find the original number.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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certain number=x
x+30 divided by 6=(x/2)+1
(x+30)/6=(x/2)+1
x+30=6(x/2)+1
x+30=3x+6
2x=24
x=12
add 30 (42)and divide by 6 get 7. Seven is one more than half of 12.