Question

8 times the square of a nonzero number is equal to 96 times the number. What is the number?

Answer 1

8x^2 = 96x
8x^2 - 96x = 0
8x(x - 12) = 0

8x = 0....x = 0

x - 12 = 0
x = 12

ur number is 12

Answer 2

We can represent the following statement or expression into an equation. Let x be the non zero number that is the unknown of this problem. In this case, 

8 x^2 = 96 x 
we can cancel out x from both sides, resulting to 
8x = 96 
x = 12

Answer is A