Examples with solutions for Solving an Equation by Multiplication/ Division: Equations with variables on both sides

Exercise #1

Solve for X:

3x=18 3x=18

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Step-by-Step Solution

We use the formula:

ax=b a\cdot x=b

x=ba x=\frac{b}{a}

Note that the coefficient of X is 3.

Therefore, we will divide both sides by 3:

3x3=183 \frac{3x}{3}=\frac{18}{3}

Then divide accordingly:

x=6 x=6

Answer

6 6

Exercise #2

Solve for X:

5x=38 5x=\frac{3}{8}

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Step-by-Step Solution

ax=cb ax=\frac{c}{b}

x=cba x=\frac{c}{b\cdot a}

Answer

340 \frac{3}{40}

Exercise #3

Solve for X:

x4=3 \frac{x}{4}=3

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Step-by-Step Solution

We use the formula:

ax=b a\cdot x=b

x=ba x=\frac{b}{a}

We multiply the numerator by X and write the exercise as follows:

x4=3 \frac{x}{4}=3

We multiply by 4 to get rid of the fraction's denominator:

4×x4=3×4 4\times\frac{x}{4}=3\times4

Then, we remove the common factor from the left side and perform the multiplication on right side to obtain:

x=12 x=12

Answer

12 12

Exercise #4

Solve for X:

4x7=x+5 4x - 7 = x + 5

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve forx x , first, get all terms involving x x on one side and constants on the other. Start from:

4x7=x+5 4x - 7 = x + 5

Subtract x x from both sides to simplify:

3x7=5 3x - 7 = 5

Add 7 to both sides to isolate the terms withx x :

3x=12 3x = 12

Divide each side by 3 to solve forx x :

x=4 x = 4

Thus, x x is 4 4 .

Answer

4 4

Exercise #5

Solve for X:

18x=34 \frac{1}{8}x=\frac{3}{4}

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Step-by-Step Solution

We use the formula:

abx=cd \frac{a}{b}x=\frac{c}{d}

x=bcad x=\frac{bc}{ad}

We multiply the numerator by X and write the exercise as follows:

x8=34 \frac{x}{8}=\frac{3}{4}

We multiply both sides by 8 to eliminate the fraction's denominator:

8×x8=34×8 8\times\frac{x}{8}=\frac{3}{4}\times8

On the left side, it seems that the 8 is reduced and the right section is multiplied:

x=244=6 x=\frac{24}{4}=6

Answer

6 6

Exercise #6

Solve for X:

4x=18 4x=\frac{1}{8}

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Answer

132 \frac{1}{32}

Exercise #7

Solve for X:

5x=3 5x=3

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Answer

35 \frac{3}{5}

Exercise #8

Solve for X:

6x=3 6x=3

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Answer

12 \frac{1}{2}

Exercise #9

Solve for X:

7x=4 7x=4

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Answer

47 \frac{4}{7}

Exercise #10

Solve for X:

8x=5 8x=5

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Answer

58 \frac{5}{8}

Exercise #11

6x=18 -6x=18

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Answer

3 -3

Exercise #12

7y=27 -7y=-27

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Answer

367 3\frac{6}{7}

Exercise #13

Solve for X:

3x+8=7x12 -3x+8=7x-12

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Answer

2 2

Exercise #14

14x6=134 14x-6=134

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Answer

x=10 x=10

Exercise #15

5x+7=32 5x+7=32

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Answer

x=5 x=5

Exercise #16

8002xx=803 800-2x-x=803

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Answer

x=1 x=-1

Exercise #17

8x+4=4 8x+4=4

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Answer

x=0 x=0

Exercise #18

Find the value of the parameter X

3x+811=40x+5x+9 -3x+8-11=40x+5x+9

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Answer

14 -\frac{1}{4}

Exercise #19

Solve for X:

10x=611 10x=\frac{6}{11}

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Answer

355 \frac{3}{55}

Exercise #20

Solve for X:

25x=38 \frac{2}{5}x=\frac{3}{8}

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Answer

1516 \frac{15}{16}

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