Question

Solve for x in the equation 6x=42

Answer 1

To solve an equation for a variable, we simply need to isolate that variable, and simplify all other terms. We can do this by performing the opposite operations of the terms.

6x=42
/6   /6
x=7

Using the math above, we can see that x=7.

Answer 2

Answer: x = 7

Step-by-step explanation: To solve for x in this equation, we need to get x by itself on the left sides of the equation. Since x is being multiplied by 6, to get x by itself, we need to divide by 6 on the left side of the equation.

If we divide by 6 on the left side,

we must also divide by 6 on the right side.

On the left side, the 6's cancel and we have x.

On the right, 42 divided by 6 is 7 so x  = 7.