Question 985076

please help i dont understand this ? 
one -half a number is one fourth. find the number the number is 
<pre>Let the number be N
According to the description, {{{(1/2)N = 1/4}}}
{{{N/2 = 1/4}}}
4N = 2 --------- Cross-multiplying
N, or number = {{{2/4}}}, or {{{highlight_green(1/2)}}}