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The product of a number and 8, diminished by 7 is 9. Find the number.

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The product of a number and 8, diminished by 7 is 9. Find the number.

EQUATION

  • [tex] \rm ( y × 8 ) - 7 = 9[/tex]

Find the number

Let y be the number

  • [tex]{ \large{ \tt{( y × 8 ) - 7 = 9}}} \\ { \large{ \tt{8y = 9 + 7}}} \\ { \large{ \tt{8y = 16}}} \\ { \large{ \tt{ \frac{8y}{8} = \frac{16}{8} }}} \\ { \large{ \boxed{ \pink{ \tt{y = 2}}}}}[/tex]

Answer

  • The number is 2

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