SOLUTION: if 3/4 of half is 960 what is the number ?

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Question 739704: if 3/4 of half is 960 what is the number ?
Found 2 solutions by KMST, unlockmath:
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 3/4 of half of a number is 960, what is the number ?
x= the number
%281%2F2%29%2Ax= half of the number
%283%2F4%29%2A%28%281%2F2%29%2Ax%29= 3/4 of half of the number
%283%2F4%29%2A%28%281%2F2%29%2Ax%29=960
Applying the associative property, we simplify
%28%283%2F4%29%2A%281%2F2%29%29%2Ax=960 --> %283%2F8%29%2Ax=960
Multiplying both sides times 8%2F3 , we get
%288%2F3%29%2A%283%2F8%29%2Ax=%288%2F3%29%2A960
%288%2A3%2F3%2F8%29%2Ax=8%2A960%2F3 --> highlight%28x=2560%29

Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Let's write this out as:
3/4(1/2x)=960
Multiply:
3/8x=960
Multiply by 8/3 to get:
x=2560
Make sense?
RJ
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