How do you solve $\frac{1}{5} k = 15$ $1/5k=15$ for k?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-03T13:08:00

$k = 75$ $k = 75$

Multiple each side of the equation by $5$ $5$ to keep it balanced:

$5 (\frac{1}{5}) k = 5 \cdot 15$ $5(1/5)k = 5*15$

$(\frac{5}{5}) k = 75$ $(5/5)k = 75$

$1 \cdot k = 75$ $1*k = 75$

$k = 75$ $k = 75$

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