SOLUTION: When 1 is subtracted from three fourths of a number, the result is equal to one half of a number? What is the number?
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Question 564816: When 1 is subtracted from three fourths of a number, the result is equal to one half of a number? What is the number?
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When 1 is subtracted from three fourths of a number, the result is equal to one half of a number? What is the number?
.75x - 1 = .5x
.75x - .5x = +1
.25x = 1
Multiply both sides by 4
x = 4
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