SOLUTION: Find a number such that one-half of the number is three more than one-fourth of the number

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Question 1081983: Find a number such that one-half of the number is three more than one-fourth of the number
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Find a number such that one-half of the number is three more than one-fourth of the number
Write an equation for exactly what it says
1%2F2n = 1%2F4n +3
multiply eq by 4, cancel the denominators
2n = 1n + 12
2n - n = 12
n = 12 is the number
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Check solution
1%2F2(12) = 1%2F4(12) +3
6 = 3 + 3