Advanced MathEasy–MediumA number times twice itself
Advanced Math practice question
The product of a positive number and twice that number is 98. What is the number?
Answer: 7
n × 2n = 2n² = 98, so n² = 49 and n = 7.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 14
- 14 is twice the number, not the number itself.
- If you answered 49
- 49 is n², not n.
- If you answered 9.9
- 9.9 is √98, forgetting to divide by 2 first.
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