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One-sixth of a number is 3 less than one half of the same number . What is the number?

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I believe that the answer is nine
User Lukeman
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Answer:

The number is 9.

Explanation:

Let x be the number.


(x)/(2)-3=(x)/(6)\\(x)/(2)-(x)/(6)=3\\3x-x=18\\2x=18\\x=9

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