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

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Question 1081985: Find a number such that one- half of the number is three more than one-fourth of th number
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let's a number be x
one- half of the number is:x%2F2
one-fourth of the number is: x%2F4
if one- half of the number is 3 more than one-fourth of the number, we have
x%2F2=x%2F4%2B3
x%2F2-x%2F4=3
2x%2F4-x%2F4=3
%282x-x%29%2F4=3
2x-x=3%2A4
x=12
so, the number is 12