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Question 69903: I am having trouble with this extra credit word problem. Please help.
If three-eighths of a number is 72, what is one-fourth of the number
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let "a number" be your unknown value of x.
%283%2F8%29%28x%29=72 Solve for x
cross%28%288%2F3%29%283%2F8%29%29x=%288%2F3%29%2A72Multiply each side by 8/3
x=576%2F3=192
So a fourth of that number is
%281%2F4%29%28192%29=48