Jordan wrote the following description: Three fewer than one four of x is 12. write an equation to represent the description.

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2 answers:

tigry1 [53]2 years ago

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The correct way to write this equation is .25x-3=12. The .25 is interchangeable with $\frac{1}{4}$

Kaylis [27]2 years ago

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Start first with the coefficient of x, which will be 1/4 as you want to find 1/4 of x. Now, minus 3 to that to give you 3 fewer than 1/4x. You know this equates to 12, so your expression is:
1/4x - 3 = 12
Or you can write it like this if you want to use brackets:
1/4(x-12)=12

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