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

Question

O 12

06

O 18

O 4

Answer 1

Let the number be x. The sum of the number and 8 is x + 8. The product of 9 and the sum of the number and 8 is then 9(x + 8).

Given that this product is equal to 180, we can write the equation as:

9(x + 8) = 180

Simplifying the equation, we have:

9x + 72 = 180

Subtracting 72 from both sides:

9x = 108

Dividing both sides by 9:

x = 12

Therefore, the number is 12.