GRE practice question

Question

If one-half of a number is 2 more that one-third of the number, what is the number?

(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 20 (e) 24

Answer 1

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Answer 2

n / 2 = (n / 3) + 2

3n / 6 = (2n / 6) + 2

n / 6 = 2

n = 12