SOLUTION: The value of y is half the value of x.If half the value of x is added to half the value of y, the sum is one-half. What is the value of y?

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Question 911559: The value of y is half the value of x.If half the value of x is added to half the value of y, the sum is one-half. What is the value of y?
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The value of y is half the value of x.If half the value of x is added to half the value of y, the sum is one-half. What is the value of y?
Y
let Y=X/2
than Y/2=X/4
as per given conditions
X/2+Y/2=1/2
Y+Y/2=1/2
3y/2=1/2
6Y=2
Y=2/6=1/3
X= 2y
X=2/3
Answer X=2/3
y=1/3