Question 69903
Let "a number" be your unknown value of x.
{{{(3/8)(x)=72}}} Solve for x
{{{cross((8/3)(3/8))x=(8/3)*72}}}Multiply each side by 8/3
{{{x=576/3=192}}}
So a fourth of that number is
{{{(1/4)(192)=48}}}