Question

if you subtract
$\frac{1}{2 }$
from a number and multiplythe result by
$\frac{1}{2}$

, you get
$\frac{1}{8}$
. what is the number



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Answer 1

Let X be the required number.

$(x - \frac{1}{2} ) \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{8} \\ \\ x - \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4} \\ \\ x = \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{2} \\ \\ x = \frac{3}{4}$