a superhero asked his nemesis how many cats she has. she answered with a riddle "seven-eighths of my cats plus eight" how many cats does the nemesis have?

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anonymous · Answer

$$
c = \frac{7}{8}c+8
$$

ryan123345 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

If x is the number of cats then:

x = 7/8x + 8
x - 7/8x = 8
1/8x = 8
     x = 8 / (1 / 8)
     x = 8 * 8
     x = 64

So he has 64 cats.

anonymous · Answer

how did u get 1/8?

shubhamsrg · Answer

anyways, what does the question has anything to do with "superhero" ? :/