SOLUTION: If a third is a fourth of it, what is it? Provide your answer in fractional form.

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Question 668038: If a third is a fourth of it, what is it? Provide your answer in fractional form.
Answer by Adrianne15(25) About Me  (Show Source):
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One third equals one fourth of this unknown number. Set it up:
1%2F3+=+%281%2F4%29x
1%2F3+=+x%2F4
%281%2F3%2912+=+%28x%2F4%2912 (Multiply all terms by the LCD to get rid of the fractions)
4=3x
4%2F3=x
Or, if you prefer x=4%2F3
To test: If one third is one fourth of x, then one third times four (four fourths is one whole) will equal x.
1%2F3%2A4
4%2F3
4%2F3+=+4%2F3 Therefore, x = 4/3 is correct.