Question

if you subtract 1/2 from number and multiply the result by 1/2 you get 1/8 what is the number?​

Answer 1

Answer:

3/4

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Answer 2

Question

if you subtract 1/2 from number and multiply the result by 1/2 you get 1/8 what is the number?

Solution

Let

• the number be x

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

So,

⇒ (1/2)(x – 1/2) = (1/8)

⇒ (x – 1/2) = (1/4)

⇒ 4x – 2 = 1

⇒ 4x = 3

Hence

• The required number is x = 3/4