Question

I don’t know what to write for the equation.

Answer 1

fraction wise, a whole is always simplified to 1, so

`\cfrac{4}{4}\implies \cfrac{1000}{1000}\implies \cfrac{9999}{9999}\implies \cfrac{17}{17}\implies \text{\LARGE 1} ~~ whole`

so, we can say the whole of the players, namely all of them, expressed in fourth is well, 4/4, that's the whole lot, and we also know that 3/4 of that is 12, the guys who chose the bottle of water

`\begin{array}{ccll} fraction&value\\ \cline{1-2} (4)/(4)&p\\[1em] (3)/(4)&12 \end{array}\implies \cfrac{~~ (4 )/(4 ) ~~}{(3)/(4)}~~ = ~~\cfrac{p}{12}\implies \cfrac{~~ 1 ~~}{(3)/(4)} = \cfrac{p}{12}\implies \cfrac{4}{3}=\cfrac{p}{12} \\\\\\ (4)(12)=3p\implies \cfrac{(4)(12)}{3}=p\implies 16=p`