[Text problems (other)] $[$ Ordinary fractions $]$

Sasha was descending the stairs from his apartment to his friend Kolya, who lives on the first floor. When he had descended a few floors, it turned out that he had covered a third of the way. When he descended one more floor, he had half of the way left to go. On which floor does Sasha live?

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One floor constitutes $1 / 2 - 1 / 3 = 1 / 6$ part of Sasha's journey. Therefore, the entire journey is 6 floors.

## Answer

On the seventh floor.