Question

Use the Division Property of Equality to complete the following statement. If 4x = 5y, then x = ?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\boxed {\tt x=\frac{5y}{4}}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the equation:

$4x=5y$

We want to solve for x, so we must isolate x.

x is being multiplied by 4. The inverse of multiplication is division. Use the Division Property of Equality and divide both sides of the equation by 4.

$\frac{4x}{4} =\frac{5y}{4}$

$x=\frac{5y}{4}$

Using the Division Property of Equality, x is equal to 5y/4