Three-fourths of a number is one eighth

Answer 1

Let x be the number.

Then 3/4 x = 1/8

To find x, the easiest way is to multiply both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 3/4 or 4/3

(4/3) (3/4) x = (4/3) (1/8)

On the left side of the equation 4/3 times 3/4 is 1 so it leaves just "x"

x = (multiply numerators (4 and 1) and multiply denominators (3 and 8), then reduce the fraction)