Question

One Fourth Of A Number Is 20 Less Than The Number Is Itself

Answer 1

Answer:

the required number is 10.

Step-by-step explanation:

20-1x=1x/4

80-4x=4x

80=8x

80/8=X

10=x

Answer 2

The number is 16.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : One fourth of a number is 20 less than the number is itself.

To find : The number ?

Solution :

Let the number be 'x'.

According to question,

$\frac{1}{4}x=20-x$

Cross multiply,

$x=4(20-x)$

$x=80-4x$

$x+4x=80$

$5x=80$

$x=\frac{80}{5}$

$x=16$

Therefore, the number is 16.

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