Answer:
n/4 - 3 OR 1/4n - 3
Step-by-step explanation:
First, let's assign a variable to Emily's number. Let is be x.
Now all we have to do is go through the problem step by step.
"She finds 1/4 of the number..."
There are two ways you can do this. You can either multiply n by 1/4 (1/4n), or you can divide by 4 (dividing by four is the same as finding 1/4 of a number). For this example let's divide by four
n/4
"...and then subtracts 3."
All we have to do is subtract 3 from n/4
n/4 - 3
REMEMBER: like I said, there are two possible options. You can either have n/4 or 1/4n. They mean the same thing
