SOLUTION: Please help me solve {{{ X/6-5=2 }}} and {{{ x-2/2=6 }}}

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Question 97064: Please help me solve +X%2F6-5=2+ and +x-2%2F2=6+
Answer by coyote(32) About Me  (Show Source):
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+X%2F6-5=2+
Add 5 to both sides
x%2F6=7
mutiply both sides by 6
x=42
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To check
42%2F6+-+5+=+2
7-5=2
2=2
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+x-2%2F2=6+
x-1=6 (A number divided by itself is always 1)
Add 1 to both sides
x=7
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To check
7-1=6
6=6