1/3x + 1 = 1/6 (2x + 3) What is the value of x?

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To solve the equation \( \frac{1}{3}x + 1 = \frac{1}{6}(2x + 3) \), we will start by eliminating the fraction on the right side.

First, we can distribute \( \frac{1}{6} \) on the right side:

\[ \frac{1}{3}x + 1 = \frac{1}{6} \cdot 2x + \frac{1}{6} \cdot 3 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ \frac{1}{3}x + 1 = \frac{1}{3}x + \frac{1}{2} \]

Next, we can eliminate \( \frac{1}{3}x \) from both sides of the equation:

\[ 1 = \frac{1}{2} \]

This implies that the terms cancel out and we end up with:

\[ 1 \neq \frac{1}{2} \]

Since the equation \( 1 = \frac{1}{2} \) is false, it leads us to conclude that there is no solution for \( x \).

Thus, the final answer is that there is no value of \( x \) that satisfies the given equation.