Question 236179
When you say {{{x/12=97}}}, you're saying: "some number <u>divided</u> by 12 equals 97"


In order to isolate 'x', you need to "undo" every operation that is being done on 'x'. So in this case, you need to undo that division (note: in the first step, you undid the addition of 8 by subtracting 8 from both sides). Since the opposite of division is multiplication, this means you need to multiply both sides by 12 like so:


{{{cross(12)(x/cross(12))=97*12}}}


and simplify


{{{x=1164}}}



So the solution is {{{x=1164}}}