Question

how would you write " The sum of one-third of a number, one-half of a number,and twice the number is thirty-four" as an equation?

Answer 1

Answer: The required equation is
`(1)/(3)x+(1)/(2)x+2x=34.`

Step-by-step explanation: We are given to write the following statement as an equation :

"The sum of one-third of a number, one-half of a number and twice the number is thirty-four".

Let the number be represented by x.

Then, one-third of the number is
`(1)/(3)x,` one-half of the number is
`(1)/(2)x` and twice the number is
`2x.`

Therefore, as an equation, the given statement is written as:

`(1)/(3)x+(1)/(2)x+2x=34.`

Thus, the required equation is
`(1)/(3)x+(1)/(2)x+2x=34.`