Question

Which equation represents this number sentence?
Two less than one-fourth of a number is 10.

Answer 1

`(1)/(4) x-2=10`

Explanation:

Let x be that number.

`(1)/(4) x-2=10`

If you want to find the number..

`(1)/(4) x=10+2`

`0.25x=12`

`x=12/0.25`

`x=48`