Question

A number is divided by 2, and then 8 is subtracted from the quotient. The result is 16. What is the number?

Answer 1

Answer: x = 48

Explanation:

(x / 2) - 8 = 16

1/2x - 8 = 16

x - 16 = 32

x = 32 + 16

x = 48

Answer 2

x=48.

Explanation:

First let's make an equation out of this.

x

-- - 8 = 16

2

The first thing that we do it add 8 on both sides of the equation. So now we have.

x

-- = 24

2

Up next is to multiply 2 by both sides of the equation so that we get the equation of...

x = 48.