Consider the following equation:
Notice that this equation has two variables, and Suppose we want to solve the equation for the variable
To isolate we apply the multiplication principle and divide both sides of the equation by treating as though it were a constant:
Next, we'll take a look at an example where we need to apply both the addition and multiplication principles.
Solve the equation for the variable
We need to isolate To do this, we first add to both sides of the equation:
Then, we divide both sides of the equation by
Finally, we can further simplify the right-hand side:
If $3kx=5,$ then $x=$
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a
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$\dfrac{3}{5k}$ |
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b
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$5+3k$ |
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c
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$\dfrac{5}{3k}$ |
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d
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$5-3k$ |
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e
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$-\dfrac{5}{3k}$ |
If $2kn - 3= 5,$ then $n=$
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a
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$\dfrac{4}{k}$ |
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b
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$\dfrac{1}{8k}$ |
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c
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$\dfrac{k}{8}$ |
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d
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$\dfrac{3}{8k}$ |
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e
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$\dfrac{k}{4}$ |
Solve the equation for the variable
First, we multiply both sides of the equation by to get rid of the fraction:
Now, we need to isolate To do this, we first subtract from both sides of the equation:
Then, we divide both sides of the equation by
If $2lx=\dfrac{6}{5},$ then $x=$
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a
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$\dfrac{3}{5l}$ |
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b
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$3+5l$ |
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c
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$\dfrac{5}{3l}$ |
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d
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$3-5l$ |
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e
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$-\dfrac{2}{3l}$ |
If $\dfrac{1}{2}kn-5=-2,$ then $n=$
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a
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$\dfrac{1}{6k}$ |
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b
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$\dfrac{6}{k}$ |
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c
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$-\dfrac{6k}{5}$ |
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d
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$k+6$ |
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e
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$\dfrac{k}{6}$ |
Solve the equation for the variable
We need to isolate To do this, we first cross-multiply:
Then, we divide both sides of the equation by
If $\dfrac{8nx}{3}=\dfrac{6}{5},$ then $x=$
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a
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$\dfrac{8}{3n}$ |
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b
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$\dfrac{9}{20n}$ |
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c
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$\dfrac{9}{10n}$ |
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d
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$\dfrac{9}{40n}$ |
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e
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$\dfrac{6}{5n}$ |
If $-\dfrac{5zw}{4}=\dfrac{10}{3},$ then $w=$
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a
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$-\dfrac{3z}{8}$ |
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b
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$-\dfrac{8}{3z}$ |
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c
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$ \dfrac{8z}{3}$ |
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d
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$ 8-3z$ |
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e
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$8z- 3$ |