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If you subtract `1/2` from a number and multiply the result by `1/2` you get `1/8`. What is the number?

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`(x-1/2)*1/2=1/8-(1)`
`(x-1/2)=2/8=1/4`
`x-1/2=1/4`
`x=3/4`
putting this value in equation 1
`(3/4-1/2)*1/2=1/4*1/2=1/8`
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