Question

If you subtract 1/8 from a number and multiply the result by 1/4, you get 1/16. What is the number?​

Answer 1

Answer:

$(x - \frac{1}{8} ) \times \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1}{16}$

$(x - \frac{1}{8} ) = \frac{1}{4}$

$x = \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{4}$

$x = \frac{3}{8}$

Answer 2

Answer:

Let the number be x.

(x-1/8)×1/4= 1/16

x-1/8= 1/16×4

x-1/8= 1/4

x= 1/4+1/8

x= 3/8