SOLUTION: separate 24 into two parts in which one number is 8 times the number

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Question 238412: separate 24 into two parts in which one number is 8 times the number
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+8X=24
9X=24
X=24/9
X=8/3 ANS.
PROOF:
8/3+8/3*8=24
8/3+64/3=24
72/3=24
24=24