Question

‘One third of a number added to itself gives 8’, can be expressed as `x/3 + 8 = x`.

Options

• True

• False

Answer 1

This statement is False.

Explanation:

Let the number be x.

∴ One-third of the number = `1/3 xx x = x/3`

Now, given statement is `x/3 + x = 8`

But given equation is `x/3 + 8 = x`