The product of 9 and the sum of a number and 8 is 180. What is the number? (1 point)

Answer 1

Let's denote the number as "x".
The sum of a number and 8 is (x + 8).
The product of 9 and the sum of a number and 8 is 9(x + 8), which is equal to 180.
Therefore, 9(x + 8) = 180.
Expanding the equation, 9x + 72 = 180.
Subtracting 72 from both sides, 9x = 108.
Dividing both sides by 9, x = 12.
Therefore, the number is 12.