Question

I will medal and fan! Please help me!

Answer 1

@zoeeh127
Can you please help me?!?!?!?!

Answer 2

Eight less than one-fourth of a number is 4.
8-x/4=4
x = 16?
Can you explain?

Answer 3

@JoeDeWise

Answer 4

Hey.

Answer 5

I do not know

Answer 6

Hang on though.

Answer 7

Okay.

Answer 8

@Hero @ParthKohli @pooja195 @dan815 @Daniellelovee @Deadly_Roses

Answer 9

@satellite73

Answer 10

Is it really "less than" and not just "less" ?

Answer 11

@terenzreignz I said, less than.

Answer 12

All right, well, what about the answer? You already answered it, it seems, with your x=16. Or was that also in the book?

Answer 13

It was kind of in the book and kind of not. You see it hinted towards the answer but I used a different website to find the answer.
No offence Open Study.

Answer 14

So I am just trying to figure out how to get that answer.

Answer 15

But it's clear that "one fourth of a number" is easily x/4

Answer 16

My issue is that if it really says eight LESS THAN one fourth of a number instead of eight LESS one fourth of a number, then

x/4 should come first.

As in
\[\Large \frac x4 - 8 = 4 \]

Answer 17

Okay. But would it matter if 8 was in front of the \[\frac{ x }{4 }\]

Answer 18

Of course it does.
Subtraction is not reversible like addition.
as in...
5 - 3
is not the same as
3 - 5

Answer 19

Okay. So next step.

Answer 20

Next step is to solve it. \[\Large \frac x4 - 8 = 4\]

Answer 21

okay. So according to the other website I use with it placed like this the answer is: x = 48. But I still don't know how.

Answer 22

Sure. Let's get rid of that denominator 4 by multiplying both sides by 4.
\[\Large 4\left[\frac x4 - 8\right]=4[4] \]

Answer 23

I still don't get it.

Answer 24

I think I am a lost cause to this topic. But thanks for all your help. I am going to medal you and close this question, than call it a day.

Answer 25

Well, if you say so.

Answer 26

Well, I do. So... bye! Have a good rest of your evening.