Flex-Mat started the year with total assets of $160,000 and total liabilities of $90,000. During the year, the business recorded
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Answer:
x = 2
Step-by-step explanation:
As you have indicated, you want to multiply both sides of the equation by 6x.
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<em>Additional comment</em>
The denominator on the left is x. The least common denominator on the right is 6. To clear fractions, you can multiply by the product of these values: 6x. Doing this gave us the one-step linear equation 6 = 3x.
As with any operation performed on an equation, the operation must be performed <em>on both sides of the equation</em>. Here, we <em>multiply both sides by 6x</em>. It is a bit unconventional and confusing to show that multiplication as you have shown it in your figure. Usually, it would be shown as in the 2nd line of the solution, above.