[multiplication property][section 8]
(1.) 2x = 8 here is the problem
__
___
2 2
divide each side by 2
x = 4 divide and cancel
result: x = 4
(2.) 15y = 45 here is the problem
____ ___
15 15
divide each side by 15
y = 3 divide and cancel
result: y = 3
(3.) -12b = 24 here is the problem
_____ ____
-12 -12 divide each side by -12
b = -2 divide and cancel
result: b = -2
(4.) 13t = -52 here is the problem
____ ____
13 13 divide each side by 13
t = -4 divide and cancel
result:
t = -4
(5.) (1/4)x = 7 here is the problem
x = 28 multiply each side by 4, cancel
result: x = 28
(6.) (-1/2)y = 4 here is
the problem
y = -8 multiply each side by -2, cancel
result: y = -8
(7.) -2.3s = 4.6 here is the problem
______ _____
-2.3 -2.3 divide each side by -2.3
s = -2 divide and cancel
result:
s = -2
(8.) n/3 = 2 here is the problem
3(n/3) = 2*3 multiply each side by 3
n = 6 multiply, cancel
result: n = 6
(9.) (2/3)n = 12 here is the problem
(3/2)(2/3)n = (12)(3/2)
multiply each side by 3/2
n = 18 cancel and multiply
result: n = 18
(10.) -9 = (5/4)v here is the problem
(-9)(4/5) = (4/5)(5/4)v multiply each side by 4/5
-7.2 = v multiply and cancel
result: v = -7.2
(11.) -y = 6 here is the problem
(-1)(-y) = (6)(-1) multiply each side by -1
y = -6 multiply and cancel
result: y = -6
(12.) 5y = 0 here is the problem
____ ___
5 5 divide each side by 5
y = 0 divide and cancel
result: y = 0