# Brick weight

The brick weighs 2 kg and a half bricks.

How much does one brick weigh?

Result

x =  4 kg

#### Solution:

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

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

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

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