Question

If you subtract 1/8 from a number and multiply the result by 1/4, you get 1/6 what is the number

Answer 1

Answer:

answer is 19/96

Step-by-step explanation:

Let a number be x.

x-1/8*1/4= 1/6

x-1/32=1/6

x=1/6+1/32

x=16+3/96

x=19/96

we can check the answer by these methods

x-1/32=1/6

19/96-1/32=1/6

19-3/96=1/6

1/6=1/6

hence solved

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