Question

When you multiply a number by

1
4
, the result is
A) 50% of the original number.
B) 400% of the original number.
C) four times the original number.
D) one-fourth the original number.

Answer 1

D) 1/4.

The equation would look like:

1/4 * n

Where n is some random number. You read the equation this way:

1/4 * n = x
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one fourth of n is x