C 1/2 were gonna get it equivalent so 2/3 equals 4/6-1/6 that equals 3/6 and 3/6= 1/2 hope this helped
Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>4</span><span /></span><span><span>8</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>48</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>1</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>12</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>−</span><span>1</span></span><span /></span><span><span>4</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span><span>=</span><span><span><span><span>1</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s−14=12</span></span>
2<span> </span>Multiply both sides by <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>4</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>4</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>−</span><span>1</span><span>=</span><span><span><span><span>1</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span><span>×</span><span>4</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s−1=12×4</span></span>
<span> </span>Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>1</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span><span>×</span><span>4</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>12×4</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>4</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>42</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>−</span><span>1</span><span>=</span><span><span><span><span>4</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s−1=42</span></span>
Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>4</span><span /></span><span><span>2</span><span /></span><span><span /><span /></span></span></span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>42</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>2</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>2</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>−</span><span>1</span><span>=</span><span>2</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s−1=2</span></span>
Add <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>1</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>1</span></span> to both sides
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>=</span><span>2</span><span>+</span><span>1</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s=2+1</span></span>
Simplify <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>2</span><span>+</span><span>1</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>2+1</span></span> to <span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>3</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>3</span></span>
<span /><span><span><span><span><span><span>s</span><span>=</span><span>3</span></span><span /></span></span><span /></span><span>s=3
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The answer would be A because each side is being multiplied by 3