One third of a number is 2 less than half of the same number. What is the number?
Please show me step by step. Thanks!
Please show me step by step. Thanks!
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1/3 x = 1/2 x -2
1/6 x = 2
x = 6*2 = 12
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x/3 = x/2 - 2
solve for x
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let the number be x............
......... therefore, x/3 = x/2 - 2.....................
................therefore 2 = x/2 - x/3.............
.............therefore, 2 = (3x - 2x)/6........
...........therefore, 3x-2x = 6*2..........
............therefore x = 12. Therefore the number is 12.
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Verification : 1/3 of 12 = 4..........
1/2 of 12 = 6............
6 - 4 = 2!!!............
Verified!!!!!!
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12
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