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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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