Johanna1972 Johanna1972
  • 20-11-2014
  • Mathematics
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if you triple one eighth of my number you get 9

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hockeylove123
hockeylove123 hockeylove123
  • 20-11-2014

9÷3=3

3x8=24

So your answer is 24!

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kish kish
  • 20-11-2014
So three times an eighth of the number (let's call it n) is 9.
3n/8 = 9
3n = 9*8
3n = 72
n = 72/3
n = 24
So the number must be 24
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