SOLUTION: half of a number is seven more than twelve times the number. What is the number?

Question 371085: half of a number is seven more than twelve times the number. What is the number?

Answer by jvan(28) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First you should write an equation. Let n= the number. The equation will look like: . You can think of the "is" in the problem as meaning "equals". Then you need to solve for n. Subtract 12n from both sides of the equation to get . This also can be written as . Multiply both sides by -2/23 (the reciprocal) to get n by itself: . Our number is -14/23. =] I hope this helps! Please visit and join my website at www.myonlinetutor.webs.com for solutions.
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