<span>20/3 - Take the 6 2/3, multiply the 6 and the 3 (6 x 3 = 18), then add the 2 (18 + 2 = 20). Put that number over the original 3 and you've got yourself a mixed number. i hope it help =)</span>
Answer:
x/4 - 3 = 12
Step-by-step explanation:
"one fourth of x" is x/4.
Then "three fewer than one fourth of x is 12" becomes, symbolically,
x/4 - 3 = 12
1/8x-20=32
1/8x=32+20
1/8x=52
X=52*8
(using a calculator), do $23,500 times by (0.75)^4 (to the power of)