DeAndreoh DeAndreoh
  • 14-01-2019
  • Mathematics
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half a number plus eight is fourteen minus a number

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jimrgrant1 jimrgrant1
  • 14-01-2019

Answer:

the number is 4

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number be x then half the number is 0.5x, hence the equation is

0.5x + 8 = 14 - x ( add x to both sides )

1.5x + 8 = 14 ( subtract 8 from both sides )

1.5x = 6 ( divide both sides by 1.5 )

x = 4


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