Question

If you subtract
1/2
from a number and multiply the result by

1/2 you got 1/8

What is the number​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let us consider the number be x  

As per the given condition  

If we subtract 1/2 from a number and multiply the result by 1/2, then we get 1/8.  

So the equation becomes  

⇒ (1/2)(x – 1/2) = (1/8)  

⇒  (x – 1/2) = (1/4)  

⇒ 4x – 2 = 1  

⇒  4x = 3  

Hence x = 3/4  

Therefore 3/4 is the number from which if we subtract 1/2 from a number and multiply the result by 1/2, we get 1/8.

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