Process: 3e*16=24 Combine like terms by dividing both sides by 16 3e*16/16=24/16 3e=24/16 Simplify the fraction 3e=3/2 Divide both sides by 3 to cancel it out on the left side 3e/3=3/2/3 e= (3/2)/3 Dividing with a fraction is the same as multiplying with the reciprocal of the fraction (we flip it upside down) e=(3/2)*(1/3) e=3/6 Simplify the fraction e=1/2
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