Question

1/3 of a number is added to 5. The result is one and a half times the original number​

Answer 1

let the number be x...therefore 1/3 of x equals to 1/3x

1/3x+5=6/5x....collect like terms

1/3x-6/5x=-5

0.3x - 1.2x = -5

-0.9x = -5

Divide both sides by coefficient of x....

X = -5/-0.9

=5.55

=5.6