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Question

If you subtract 12 from a number and multiply the result by 12, you get 18.What is the number?


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Solution

Step 1: Form the equation

Let the number be x.

According to the question,

x-1212=18

Step 2: Solve for x

Upon evaluating this equation we get,

x-1212=18

x-12=28

2x-12=28

2x-1=48

2x-1=12

2x=1+12

2x=32

x=34

Hence, the required number is 34.


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