SOLUTION: twice a number is 27 more than half the number, what is the number.

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Question 785385: twice a number is 27 more than half the number, what is the number.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the number be x
2x=x/2 +27
2x-x/2 = 27
3x/2 = 27
x= 2*27/3
x=18