To find the value of , or any other variable, use Addition, <em>Subtraction</em>, <em>Multiplication</em> or Division. The entire process of solving an equation really boils down to these four mathematical operations.
The first operation to be used in the equation is <em>Multiplication</em>. I am going to multiply by both sides. I will end up with this as my result:
He has a 1/4 pan left and wants to divide that into 3 equal pieces. So in night he will eat 1/3 of what he has left from the 1/4 pan. To figure out how much one slice is from an entire pan: