SOLUTION: The sum of a number and eight is equal to half the product of that number and twelve. Find the number.
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Question 420252: The sum of a number and eight is equal to half the product of that number and twelve. Find the number.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let number be x
x+8=1/2 *x*12
x+8=6x
5x=8
x=8/5
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