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If you subtract $\frac{1}{2}$ from a number and multiply the result by $\frac{1}{2}$, you get $\frac{1}{8}$. The number is
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$\frac{3}{4}$
Let the number be x. Then \frac12(x-\frac12)=\frac18, so x-\frac12=\frac14 and x=\frac34. The duplicate distractor has been replaced while the marked answer remains at the same index.
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