45,731 views
9 votes
9 votes
1 divided by 4 times a number plus 3 / 8 equals 7 / 8

User Darkzangel
by
2.6k points

1 Answer

7 votes
7 votes

start by writing the equation


(1)/(4)x+(3)/(8)=(7)/(8)

substract the 3/8 on both sides


(1)/(4)x=(4)/(8)

multiply by 4 on both sides


x=(4)/(8)\cdot4

simplify the right side


\begin{gathered} x=(16)/(8) \\ x=2 \end{gathered}

User Milt
by
3.5k points