What answer would this be? Someone please explain :)

Question

One-third equals the quotient of a number and 12. Find the number? 

Answer 1

Hi Emily:

Putting the statements into equations...

 

One third equals:  1/3 =

 

The quotient of a number and 12:  x/12

 

Together we get:

1/3 = x/12

 

(1/3)(12) = x

 

4 = x

 

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