SOLUTION: 1. find a number such that one-half of the number is three less than two-thirds of that number.

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Question 377324: 1. find a number such that one-half of the number is three less than two-thirds of that number.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the number be N.
%281%2F2%29N=%282%2F3%29N-3
Multiply both sides by 6.
3N=4N-18
-N=-18
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