Question

Question 10If one-half of a number is 8 less than two-thirds of the samenumber, what is the number?24B32с54D48

Answer 1

Let x be the number missing:

Let's create the expression to find the number:

$\frac{1}{2}x=\frac{2}{3}x-8$

Now, solve for x:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{2}x-\frac{2}{3}x=-8 \\ -\frac{1}{6}x=-8 \\ x=8\times6 \\ x=48 \end{gathered}$

The missing number is 48.