Let x = the number
Equation: 1/4 x + 3 = 8
multiplying the equation by 4 : 4[1/4x + 3] = 8 (4)
x + 12 = 32
x= 32-12
x=20
Therefore, the number is 20.
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Write an equation, setting: n = "a number"n/4, or (1/4)n = "one-fourth of a number"Then solve it.
three fourths
Three-fourths is one-fourth plus one-fourth plus one-fourth.
1 and 1/4
It is one fourth.