SOLUTION: Please explain step by step: 1/x=2

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Question 100989: Please explain step by step:
1/x=2

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please explain step by step:
= 2
:
Multiply both sides by x
x* = x*2
:
x's cancel on the left
1 = 2x
or
2x = 1
:
Divide both sides by 2
=
:
The 2's cancel on the left, leaving you with:
x =

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