SOLUTION: If the quotient of a number and 4 is added to 1/2, the result is 3/4

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Question 1203471: If the quotient of a number and 4 is added to 1/2, the result is 3/4

Answer by ikleyn(52855) About Me  (Show Source):
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It means that the quotient of a number and 4 is  3%2F4-1%2F2 = 3%2F4-2%2F4 = 1%2F4.


From it, one may conclude that the number is 1.     ANSWER

Solved mentally, making arithmetic operations backward (in reverse order).


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