Question 418429
"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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