a man brought some watermelons to town and sold them. he sold 1/2 more than 1/2 of what he brought and he was left with one melon. how many melons did he bring to town? Select the correct option.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
He sold 1/2 more than 1/2 of what he brought   thus he sold (1/2)+(x/2) and he was left with 1 water melon   so equation will be (1/2)+(x/2)+1 = x   or x/2 = 3/2 so x = 3   ANSWER:3
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a man brought some watermelons to town and sold them. he sold 1/2 more than 1/2 of what he brought and he was left with one melon. how many melons did he bring to town?