Question

If you subtract 1/4 from a number and multiply the result by 1/2, you get 1/4.What is the number?

Answer 1

Answer:

3/4

Step-by-step explanation:

Let be the no. is x.

[x - 1/4] * 1/2 = 1/4

Now, x - 1/4 = 1/2

= 4x - 1 /4 = 1/2

= 4x - 1 = 2

= 4x = 2 + 1 = 3

= x = 3/4.

So, the answer is 3/4