Question

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Answer 1

What number must each
side of the equation 2/3x =16 be multiplied by to produce the equivalent equation, x=24?

Answer 2

i dont get it.. :/

Answer 3

Ok what you have to do in a situation like this is multiply both sides by the reciprocal of the number multiplied by x

Answer 4

The reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2. (You just switch the numnerator and demoninator)

Answer 5

Does that make sense?

Answer 6

so ok...no not really..sorry.. :/ well the reciprocal i do..

Answer 7

ok. :)

Answer 8

thanks for not giving me the answer i kinda need to learn this..i never did get it.

Answer 9

OK when you have a number multiplied by x, and it's a fraction, it will have a reciprocal

Answer 10

When you multiply a number by a reciprocal, it will always equal to 1. Ex.

Answer 11

Does that make sense

Answer 12

hold on..studyin it..sorry bout that.

Answer 13

No problem at all, take your time

Answer 14

thanks...one thing.uh i do get it a bit more...but i was also looking at the problem.. umm how am i suppose to bring the reciprocal to...ohh what i don't..okay keep on going. nvm... I'll ask later.

Answer 15

This concept has always been applied to basic algebra. Remember how when you solve an equation like:

5x = 10
x = 2
What they're doing is dividing by 2. But another interpretation is that they multiplied both sides of the equation by (1/5). When you have a number times x (ax), and you multiply it by the reciprocal of that number (1/a), then you will get x.

You want to multiply the number by its reciprocal to make the number equal to 1 so it would be 1(x) which is just x. It's just a method of getting rid of the number and just leaving x.

ax * (1/a) = x

Answer 16

This is what they're doing for your problem. They have (2/3)x = 16.

We are just supposed to find the reciprocal of (2/3) and then multiply it by both sides of the equation. This will get x by itself and we can clearly see what x is equal to

Answer 17

Let me know if you don't understand anything herr

Answer 18

well i get somewhat of it... so i need to multiply...but what i dont get is how do i multipy Both sides of the equation..thats what i dont get.

Answer 19

so the answer is the reciprocal?

Answer 20

You can multiply both sides of an equation by any number

Answer 21

The number you want to multiply it with in this case is the reciprocal

Answer 22

ok..

Answer 23

Yup so just find the reciprocal and that will be your answer

Answer 24

wow me.. lol thanks!!