SOLUTION: the sum of a number and one eighth of the number is 54. Find the number

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Question 1013914: the sum of a number and one eighth of the number is 54. Find the number
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call it x. Then we write
x + (1/8)x = 54
(8/8)x + (1/8)x = 54
(9/8)x = 54
Multiply both sides by 8/9 and
x = 48