Question

find a number whose one-fourth multiplied by its one-sixth becomes 486.

Answer 1

let the number be X

it's one fourth = X/4

it's one sixth = X/6

ACC to question

(X/4)(X/6) = 486

x² = 24*486

x² = 2⁴*3^6

X = ± 2²*3³

X = ±108

thus number can be -108 or 108