SOLUTION: Can please someone help me there is my homework and this is the problem can please someone explain how can it be done (The difference between half a number and one fourth the num

Question 824709: Can please someone help me there is my homework and this is the problem can please someone explain how can it be done
(The difference between half a number and one fourth the number is four. What is the number?)
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= the number
half the number =
one fourth the number =
the difference =

The equation to solve is

Solving:

after taking out as a common factor

after multiplying both sides times 4

Verifying:
= the number
half the number =
one fourth the number =
the difference =
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