SOLUTION: If the quotient of a number and 4 is added to 1/2, the result is 3/4

Question 1203471: If the quotient of a number and 4 is added to 1/2, the result is 3/4

Answer by ikleyn(52855) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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It means that the quotient of a number and 4 is   =  = .


From it, one may conclude that the number is 1.     ANSWER

Solved mentally, making arithmetic operations backward (in reverse order).

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