it's five dumbo.Ever heard of division?
Yes.
the answer is eighteen
twenty-four
When the regiment sallied forth from the trench, a fourth of the men cowered in the bottom.Sallied (rushed) forth (forward).Fourth means one quarter or twenty-five percent.
Total Enlightenment my friend.
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one forth is one qauter eg. one forth of 100 is 25.
Four times one forth is one.
Three-fourths is one-fourth plus one-fourth plus one-fourth.
one forth is obviosly bigger
312 is not equal to one forth.
one hundred twenty-eight