Question

If you subtract 1/3 from a number and multiply the result by 1/2 you get 1/8 What is the number?
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the unknown number be 'x'

Equation hence formed is:

x - 1/3 × (1/2) = 1/8

x - 1/3 × 1/2 = 1/8

x - 1/6 = 1/8

x = 1/8 × 6

x = 6/8

x= 2/3

Hence, the number is 2/3

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Answer 2

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If you subtract 1/3 from a number and multiply the result by 1/2 you get 1/8 What is the number?

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let us assume the number as x

$\implies \sf \: x - \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{8}$

$\implies \sf \:x - \frac{1}{</strong><strong>6</strong><strong>}= \frac{1}{</strong><strong>8</strong><strong>}$

$\implies \sf \: x =\frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{6}÷\frac{1}{2}$

$\implies \sf \: x = \frac{</strong><strong>7</strong><strong>}{</strong><strong>1</strong><strong>2</strong><strong>}$

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$\implies \sf \: </strong><strong>\frac{</strong><strong>7</strong><strong>}{</strong><strong>1</strong><strong>2</strong><strong>}</strong><strong> - \frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{8}$

$\implies \sf \: \frac{</strong><strong>1</strong><strong>}{</strong><strong>4</strong><strong>} </strong><strong>×</strong><strong> \frac{1}{</strong><strong>2</strong><strong>} = \frac{1}{8}$

$\implies \sf \: \frac{</strong><strong>1</strong><strong>}{</strong><strong>8</strong><strong>} = \frac{1}{8}$