SOLUTION: 1/8 of the square root of 7 less than a number is 2 what is the number?

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Question 177450: 1/8 of the square root of 7 less than a number is 2 what is the number?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = the number
then from
1/8 of the square root of 7 less than a number is 2 what is the number
we get:
(1/8)(sqrt(x-7)) =2
multiplying both sides by 8:
(sqrt(x-7)) = 16
squaring both sides:
x-7 = 256
x = 263

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