SOLUTION: One eighth of the square root of 7 less than a number is 2. What is the number?

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Question 139932: One eighth of the square root of 7 less than a number is 2. What is the number?
Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(sqrt(7)/8)-x=2
-x=2-(sqrt(7)/8)
x=(sqrt(7)/8)-2
x=.330719-2
x=-1.66928
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Ed

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