SOLUTION: When a student subtracts 18 from a number, the result is 1/4 of the number. What is the number?

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Question 901099: When a student subtracts 18 from a number, the result is 1/4 of the number. What is the number?
Answer by JulietG(1812) About Me  (Show Source):
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3%2F4of the number is 18
3%2F4n=18
Multiply each side by 4%2F3
n = 18*4%2F3
n = 24

Prove it:When a student subtracts 18 from a number, the result is 1/4 of the number
Subtract 18 from 24 to get 6.
6 is 1%2F4 of 24.