document.write( "Question 69903: I am having trouble with this extra credit word problem. Please help.
\n" ); document.write( "If three-eighths of a number is 72, what is one-fourth of the number \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #49803 by jim_thompson5910(35256) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let \"a number\" be your unknown value of x.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2F8%29%28x%29=72\"$ Solve for x
\n" ); document.write( " $\"cross%28%288%2F3%29%283%2F8%29%29x=%288%2F3%29%2A72\"$ Multiply each side by 8/3
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=576%2F3=192\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So a fourth of that number is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F4%29%28192%29=48\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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