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Solving One-Step Division Equations

Some linear equations can be solved with a single operation. For this type of equation, use the inverse operation to solve.

Example :

Solve for x .

x 3 = 5

The inverse operation of division is multiplication. So, multiply both sides by 3 .

x 3 × 3 = 5 × 3 x = 15