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PostSubject: Lesson 1, Problem 2   Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:02 pm

Find x in all the following:
a) x/2=4
b) x/4=3
c) x/1=2

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PostSubject: Re: Lesson 1, Problem 2   Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:09 pm

Dojo wrote:
Find x in all the following:
a) x/2=4
b) x/4=3
c) x/1=2


a) x = 8
b) x = 12
c) x = 2
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PostSubject: Re: Lesson 1, Problem 2   Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:31 pm

Dojo wrote:
Find x in all the following:
a) x/2=4
b) x/4=3
c) x/1=2


showing work:

Mutliply by 2 on first equation to get izzy's answer.

Multiply by 4 to get inzzy's answer

Anything divided by 1 is the same number, so x=2
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