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Question 985076: please help i dont understand this ?
one -half a number is one fourth. find the number the number is

Found 2 solutions by Timnewman, MathTherapy:
Answer by Timnewman(323) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi dear,
)et the number be x
one-half of a number = 1%281%2F2%29%2Ax
iIf the result = 1/4,
Then,
3x/2 =1/4
12x=2
x=2/12
x=1/6
Hope this helps;

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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please help i dont understand this ?
one -half a number is one fourth. find the number the number is 
Let the number be N

According to the description, %281%2F2%29N+=+1%2F4

N%2F2+=+1%2F4

4N = 2 --------- Cross-multiplying

N, or number = 2%2F4, or highlight_green%281%2F2%29