SOLUTION: i am having problems with solving dividing equations here is one of the problems i dont understand 1/2x=3

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Question 379737: i am having problems with solving dividing equations here is one of the problems i dont understand 1/2x=3
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Not sure whether you mean
%281%2F2%29%2Ax+=+3 or 1%2F2x+=+3
Let's go with the first one...
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
x+=+3%2F%281%2F2%29
Dividing by 1/2 is the same as multiplying by two ("How many half dollars are in three dollars?"), so we get
x = 6