Subtracting 4 from 12 will equal 8, but it is also subtracting 1/3 of 12.
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When following the order of operations, you wouldn't subtract 4 from 12 in this equation. First, 6 would be multiplied by 12 then the product would then have 4 subtracted from it.
Subtracting 12.
Subtracting 3n from each side gives 12 = 4n or 4n = 12. n = 12/4 n = 3
48 less than 12:= 12 - 8= 4
The answer is 1/4. 1 whole would be 4/4 (4 over 4) so subtracting 3/4 (3 over 4) gives the result.