SOLUTION: If 7 is added to quarter of a certain number the answer is 10 what is the number

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Question 1007522: If 7 is added to quarter of a certain number the answer is 10 what is the number
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the number x. Then we write
7 + (1/4)x = 10
Now subtract seven and multiply both sides by four and get
(1/4)x = 3
x = 12