document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=379737>Question 379737</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am having problems with solving dividing equations here is one of the problems i dont understand 1/2x=3  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #269606 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=269606\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not sure whether you mean<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's go with the first one...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We wish to undo what is being done to x...since it is being multiplied by 1/2, we divide by 1/2 to undo it...we then get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dividing by 1/2 is the same as multiplying by two (\"How many half dollars are in three dollars?\"), so we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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