Question

if you subtract ½ from a number and multiply the result by 1/2,you get 1/8.what is the number​

Answer 1

Answer:

let the number be x

A/Q

(x-1/2)*1/2= 1/8

x/2- 1/4= 1/8

2x-1=1/2

x=(1/2+1)/2

x= (3/2)*1/2

x= 3/4

therefore the number is 3/4

Answer 2

Answer: 3/4

Step-by-step explanation:

I did this by playing around with the numbers and taking a educated guess, Start with a number and just keep going until you get it :)

I started at 2/8 beacuse it can be simplified to 1/4 then i did the equation as if it was the number when that was incorrect i went on to 2/4 and so on then i got 3/4!(or 6/8) sorry if it is confusing..