SOLUTION: one-half of the integer is eight more than the integer. find this integer.

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Question 418429: one-half of the integer is eight more than the integer. find this integer.
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"one-half of the integer is eight more than the integer. find this integer."

x = the integer

x/2 = x + 8 {half of the integer is 8 more than the integer}
x = 2x + 16 {multiplied entire equation by 2 to clear fractions}
-x = 16 {subtracted 2x from both sides}
x = -16 {divided both sides by -1}

the integer is -16
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