Question

Three fourths of a number is 36. What is the number?

Answer 1

This is a matter of ratios.

Explanation:

`3/4thharr36->`
`1/4thharr36/3=12->`
`4/4thharr4xx12=48`

Or (in algebraic terms):
`3/4x=36->x=36div3/4=36xx4/3=48`