Brick weight

The brick weighs 2 kg and a half bricks.

How much does one brick weigh?

Correct result:

x =  4 kg

Solution:

 x=2+x/2  x=4  x=4 kg \ \\ x=2 + x/2 \ \\ \ \\ x=4 \ \\ \ \\ x=4 \ \text{kg}

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half bricks or half brick?
Or may be better, the weight of a half brick.

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Dr Math
we updated spelling of this math problem, thank you!

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needs rephrasing

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