SOLUTION: please help i dont understand this ? one -half a number is one fourth. find the number the number is

Question 985076: please help i dont understand this ?
one -half a number is one fourth. find the number the number is

Found 2 solutions by Timnewman, MathTherapy:
Answer by Timnewman(323) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi dear,
)et the number be x
one-half of a number =
iIf the result = 1/4,
Then,
3x/2 =1/4
12x=2
x=2/12
x=1/6
Hope this helps;

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

please help i dont understand this ?
one -half a number is one fourth. find the number the number is

Let the number be N
According to the description,

4N = 2 --------- Cross-multiplying
N, or number = , or
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