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When you add 18 to 1/4 of a number, you get the number it self. where do u get the 3/4 from?

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18+(1/4)x=x
18=x-(1/4)x

in front of the first x is considered to be 1, so u can write 1/1 but, because u have 1/4 to subtract it's easier to write 4/4 (1/1 and 4/4 are the same) so 4/4-3/4=1/4 :P :))
User DerMaddi
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The 3/4 is eighteen.
I'll work it out for you.
4/4 is the number itself. When you subtract 1/4 of it, you get 3/4.
Hope it helped!
User Sameer Technomark
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