1/2(x+1/6)=19/12

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To solve the equation \( \frac{1}{2}\left(x + \frac{1}{6}\right) = \frac{19}{12} \), we first eliminate the fraction on the left side by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2:

\[ 2 \cdot \frac{1}{2}\left(x + \frac{1}{6}\right) = 2 \cdot \frac{19}{12} \]

This simplifies to:

\[ x + \frac{1}{6} = \frac{38}{12} \]

Next, we simplify \( \frac{38}{12} \):

\[ \frac{38}{12} = \frac{19}{6} \]

Now our equation is:

\[ x + \frac{1}{6} = \frac{19}{6} \]

To isolate \( x \), we subtract \( \frac{1}{6} \) from both sides:

\[ x = \frac{19}{6} - \frac{1}{6} \]

Since both fractions have the same denominator, we can directly subtract the numerators:

\[ x = \frac{19 - 1}{6} = \frac{18}{6} \]

Now, simplify \( \frac{18}{6} \):

\[ x = 3 \]

Thus, the solution is

\[ \boxed{3} \]