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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure (Vol. 1, 1747) asked the following question. "What number is that, whose quarter shall be 9 more than the whole?" What is the correct answer?

(A) $12$ (B) $9$ (C) $8$ (D) $-8$ (E) $-12$

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