If you subtract 
from a number and multiply the result by 
you get 
What is the number?
Let the number is x.
Then, on subtracting ½ from x, we get, x - ½.
On multiplying, (x - ½) by ½, we get 1/8.
Thus, solving we get,
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If you subtract from a number and multiply the result by you get What is the number?
Let the number is x.
Then, on subtracting ½ from x, we get, x - ½.
On multiplying, (x - ½) by ½, we get 1/8.
Thus, solving we get,