The teacher is testing a student‘s proficiency in arithmetic and poses the following question: 1/2 of a number is 5 more than 1/6 of the same number. What is the number? Can you help the student find the answer?

a. 14
b. 16
c. 3
d. 15

• the equation is
  1/2* x= 1/6*x +5
  Just solve the value of x
  x=15
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• option d 15 is the answer:)
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• just check the options nd u wl get the answr...it is 15
  
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• since the same num.. let say num is x
  (1/2)x = 5+(1/6)x solve the eqn v get 15
  hence 15 is ans
  
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