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5. Two more than One-fourth of a number is six, what is the number.​

User Safetyduck
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Answer:

2(1/4x)=6 you should be able to solve in this form hope this makes it a little easier

User Jerome P Mrozak
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Explanation:

We can construct the equation by breaking down the parts of the problem statement. Let's say that [text]N[/tex] is the number that we are trying to solve for in this problem:

"one-fourth of a number" =
(1)/(4)N

"two more than one-fourth of a number" =
(1)/(4)N + 2

"two more than one-fourth of a number is six" =
(1)/(4)N + 2 = 6

Now that we have our equation, we can solve for
N:

Subtract 2 from both sides:


(1)/(4)N = 4

Multiply both sides by 4:


N = 16

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