solve, 8 over x = 2

Question

solve, 8 over x = 2

anonymous · Answer

8/x = 2
First I would multiply by x to get:
8 = 2x
Divide by 2:
4 = x

anonymous · Answer

TBates is correct. You have a fraction 8/x and then a constant 2 on the other side of the equal sign. So we have 8/x = 2. When working with equations that have fraction, I find it best to get rid of those fractions and then work with the equation. To get rid of  8/x we can use the rule of multiplication. One way to get rid of the fraction with this equation is to multiply each side of the equation by the denominator of the fractions. So, the equation would look like $$x \times 8/x = 2 \times x$$
then we would work this out by doing the problem on the left side and then doing the problem on the right side of the equal sign. After we work this out we would get 

$$8 = 2x$$

now just simply divide each side by 2, which sould look like the following
8/2 = 2x/2
Once you have done this you will get the answer TBates gave you.