Question

Solve for x:
x
- = 8
2

A. x = 17
B. x = 18
C. x = 16
D. x = 12

Answer 1

get rid of the fraction from left side
it's x `divided ` by 2
do opposite of mulitplication to cancel out the 2

Answer 2

x=16

Answer 3

X/2 = 8
X = 8 * 2
X = 16
The option is C

Answer 4

opposite of `division ` typo

Answer 5

@Nnesha
You wrote
"do opposite of mulitplication to cancel out the 2 "

I think you meant: do the opposite of dividing by 2, which is multiply by 2, to cancel out the 2.

Answer 6

I see.

Answer 7

haha