SOLUTION: One and two thirds of a number equals one and a half. What is the number?

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Question 15090: One and two thirds of a number equals one and a half. What is the number?
Found 2 solutions by bam878s, jimbob2:
Answer by bam878s(77) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x= the number.
Then x + 2%2F3x = 1%2F2.
Adding we have,
5%2F3x = 1%2F2
Multiplying 3%2F5 to both sides will solve for x.
%283%2F5%29%2A%285%2F3%29x = %281%2F2%29%2A%283%2F5%29
x = 3%2F10

Answer by jimbob2(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Person who answed this must have missread secound part, it says it equals one and a half, not one half. The correct answer is 9/10 using the same logic.