SOLUTION: Please help solve : fraction:9/2 -n/12=1/4

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Question 128831: Please help solve :
fraction:9/2 -n/12=1/4
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9/2-n/12=1/4
-n/12=1/4-9/2
-n/12=(1-2*9)/4
-n/12=(1-18)/4
-n/12=-17/4 now cross multiply
-4n=-17*12
-4n=-204
n=-204/-4
n=51 answer.