Question 653311
let {{{x}}} be a number

given:

{{{8}}} {{{less}}} than the {{{quotient}}} of a {{{number}}} and {{{4}}} is {{{1}}}

solution:

the {{{quotient}}} of a {{{number}}} and {{{4}}} : you write it as {{{x/4}}}


{{{8}}} {{{less}}} than {{{x/4}}}:you write it as {{{x/4-8}}}

is {{{1}}}: you write it as {{{x/4-8=1}}}...solve for {{{x}}}

{{{x/4=1+8}}}

{{{x/4=9}}}

{{{highlight(x=36)}}}