SOLUTION: James multiplies his house number and half his house number together. His answer is 288. What is his house number?

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Question 833514: James multiplies his house number and half his house number together. His answer is 288. What is his house number?

Answer by hovuquocan1997(83)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let James' house number be "x", half of the number will be
Now if James multiplies his house number and half his house number together and get 288, we have the equation:





So his house number is 12
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