x/2=6
2007-11-08 15:01:01 · 13 answers · asked by carlos n 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
x/2=6...above is a fraction
2007-11-08 15:01:41 · update #1
just multiply both sides by 2
2(x/2)=6*2
2x/2=12
simplify to get x=12
2007-11-08 15:08:43 · answer #1 · answered by none 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12
2007-11-08 23:03:32 · answer #2 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when - = +, + = -, / = *, * = /
then x/2 = 6
x = 6 * 2
x = 12
2007-11-09 21:14:31 · answer #3 · answered by Nonoi_Orange 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't think of it as a fraction, think of it as an unsolved division problem:
x divided by 2 equals 6.
To solve such a problem for x, you must "undo" the division with it's opposite operation, in this case, multiplcation.
So multiply by 2 on each side:
x/2 * 2 = 6 * 2
Since division by 2 and times 2 cancel each other out (actually equals 1, but 1x=x so who cares) you are now left with x = 2 * 6
or x = 12.
2007-11-08 23:05:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
x=12
2007-11-08 23:07:52 · answer #5 · answered by Errol Vincent B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just multiply both sides by 2 to undo the division:
2(x/2) = 2(6)
x = 12
2007-11-08 23:04:06 · answer #6 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to multiply both sides by 2, to get rid of the denominator.
x/2=6
x=6*2
x=12
2007-11-08 23:03:50 · answer #7 · answered by YamiRob 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In these cases, you always want to undo what has been done to x one step at a time. In this particular instance, x has been divided by 2. In order to isolate x, you want to multiply both sides by 2. After you've done that, you'll get x=12.
2007-11-08 23:05:34 · answer #8 · answered by nicknameyo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well what number divided by 2 equals 6.
12
so x=12
does that help?
2007-11-08 23:04:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
x/2=6 thats easy the awnser is 12.
2007-11-08 23:04:21 · answer #10 · answered by Daniel P 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋