One-fourth equals the quotient of a number and 20 . Find the number

Chinmoy Samanta asked Apr 4, 2023

140,462 views

35 votes

Chinmoy Samanta asked Apr 4, 2023

3.5k points

Your comment on this question:

Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

Email me at this address if my answer is selected or commented on:Email me if my answer is selected or commented on

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

14 votes

In order to find the number, let's translate the sentence into an equation:

Then, let's solve the equation for x:

$\begin{gathered} x\cdot4=1\cdot20 \\ 4x=20 \\ x=(20)/(4) \\ x=5 \end{gathered}$

So the number is 5.

Joel Auterson answered Apr 10, 2023

3.1k points

Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

1.6m questions

2.0m answers