SOLUTION: 1/2z=8 please tell me how to solve having a hard time with the multiplication property of equality to solve linear equations

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Question 580723: 1/2z=8 please tell me how to solve having a hard time with the multiplication property of equality to solve linear equations
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/2z=8 please tell me how to solve having a hard time with the multiplication property of equality to solve linear equations
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Multiply both sides by 2, to get the coefficient of z to = 1
21%2F2z = 2 * 8
1z = 16
or just
z = 16