SOLUTION: The product of 8 and one-half a number is 64. What is the number?

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Question 793851: The product of 8 and one-half a number is 64. What is the number?
Answer by waynest(281) About Me  (Show Source):
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number = x
8(x/2) = 64
8/8(x/2) = 64/8
x/2 = 8
2(x/2) = 2* 8
x = 16
check:
8(16/2) = 64
8(8) = 64
64 = 64