SOLUTION: 1/2x-9=0 write in standard form using only intregers

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Question 53458: 1/2x-9=0
write in standard form using only intregers
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
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For your equation of 1%2F2+%2A+x+-+9+=+0, multiply both sides by 2 to get +2+%2A+%281%2F2+%2A+x+-+9%29+=+2+%2A+0, which expands to 1%2Ax-18=0, which further simplifes to x-18=0. Now add 18 to both sides to get x=18.