document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264504>Question 264504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help!!! four times a number added to 3 is divided by 8. the result is 7/4 find the number.        i set the problem up like this 4x+3/8=7/4 but i cant remember how to work the problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4 times a number --> 4 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 times a number added to 3 --> 4 * x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 times a nubmer added to 3 is divided by 8 --> (4 * x + 3)/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "result is 7/4 --> (4 * x + 3)/8 = 7/4 (now solve for x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4 * x + 3)/8 = 7/4 (multiply both sides by 8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 * x + 3 = 56/4 = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 * x + 3 = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 * x = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 11/4<BR>\n" );
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