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1) If one-third of a number is 6 less than half of the number, what is the number?

Solve Algebraically

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Step-by-step explanation:

let the number be x

[tex]1 \div 3 \: of \: x \\ x \div 3 = 1 \div 2 \: of \: x - 6 \\ x \div 3 = x \div 2 - 6 \\ multiply \: both \: sides \: by \: the \: lcm \: 6 \\ x \div 3 \times 6 = x \div 2 \times 6 - 6 \times 6 \\ x \times 2 = x \times 3 - 36 \\ 2x = 3x - 36 \\ 2x - 3x = - 36 \\ - x = - 36 \\ divide \: both \: sides \: by \: - 1 \\ - x \div - 1 = - 36 \div - 1 \\ x = 36[/tex]

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