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Instead of multiplying a number by 1/4, I multiplied it by 1/8 and got 2. What was I originally supposed to get as a result? PLS HELP ME!!

Instead of multiplying a number by 1/4, I multiplied it by 1/8 and got 2. What was I originally supposed to get as a result? PLS HELP ME!!
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Instead of multiplying a number by 1/4, I multiplied it by 1/8 and got 2. What was I originally supposed to get as a result?

PLS HELP ME!!

User Robert J Berger
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The answer is 16

X(1/8)=2
1/8x=2
Multiply both sides by 8
X=2
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