Question

What operation do you use to solve x/2=12

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 24

Step-by-step explanation:

$\frac{x}{2}$ = 12 ( multiply both sides by 2 to clear the fraction )

x = 2 × 12 = 24

Answer 2

Answer ↓

multiplication .

Calculations ↓

We need to use multiplication in order to get rid of the fraction and solve for x .

Remember that in mathematics we can't just get rid of fractions without altering the maths problem , so we multiply both sides by the denominator of the fraction , which is 2 .

x/2 = 12

$\blue{\mathtt{x\:=\:24}}$

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