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) About Me  (Show Source):
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Please explain step by step:
1%2Fx = 2
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Multiply both sides by x
x*1%2Fx = x*2
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x's cancel on the left
1 = 2x
or
2x = 1
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Divide both sides by 2
%282x%29%2F2 = 1%2F2
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The 2's cancel on the left, leaving you with:
x = 1%2F2