Question

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Represent the statement below as an equation.

Three fourths of a number (x) is equal to 18 1/2.
Please show work.

Answer 1

X x .75 = 18 x .5

Explanation:

Answer 2

Three fourths of a number (x) is equal to
`18 (1)/(2)` .Required equation is 3x-74=0.

Solution:

We need to represent the given statement as an equation.

Three fourth of a number is equal
`18 (1)/(2)`

Let assume the number be represented by variable x.

So three fourth of the number will be

`(3)/(4) * \text { number }=(3)/(4) * x=(3 x)/(4)`

Also three fourth of a number is equal to
`18 (1)/(2)`

So we get

`18 (1)/(2)=(3 x)/(4)`

On simplifying above term,

`(3 x)/(4)=18+(1)/(2)`

`(3 x)/(4)=(37)/(2)`

`3 x=2 * 37`

3x=74

3x-74=0

Hence required equation is 3x-74=0