Question

Twelve times a number is 96. What is the number?

Answer 1

The number is 8.

Explanation:

Finding the answer is not difficult, but how to write the math for it is quite important.

With a place holder:

`12 xx square = 96`

`12 xx 8 = 96`

As an equation:

`12 xx x = 96`

`x = 96/12`

`x = 8`

Answer 2

8 is the number.

Explanation:

`x` is going to represent the number. So let's start!

`x*12` `=` `96`

`x` `=` `96` `*` `1/12` (Isolate `x`)

`x` `=` `cancel96^8/1` `*` `1/cancel12^1`

`x` `=` `8`

So 8 is the number!

Reminder: Remember that `times` and `*` are both the same thing!

Check the answer:
`8` `times` `12` `=96`

Yep, it's right!

I hope this helps!

-Moksha