SOLUTION: When a student subtracts 18 from a number, the result is 1/4 of the number. What is the number?
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Question 901099: When a student subtracts 18 from a number, the result is 1/4 of the number. What is the number?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
of the number is 18
n=18
Multiply each side by
n = 18*
n = 24
Prove it:When a student subtracts 18 from a number, the result is 1/4 of the number
Subtract 18 from 24 to get 6.
6 is of 24.
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