Question

If you double then triple a number, this is the same as cutting the number in half. What is the number?

Answer 1

9514 1404 393

Answer:

zero

Explanation:

3(2x) = x/2

5.5x = 0 . . . . subtract x/2

x = 0 . . . . . . . divide by 5.5

The number is zero.