How do you solve for x: $x/3=12$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-15T17:32:39

$x = 36$

First, we have to cancel out the $x/3$ to get a single $x$ .

To get $x$ from $x/3$ , you have to multiply $x/3$ by $3$ .

This action ( $xx 3$ ) needs to be completed on both sides of the equals sign.

This would mean:

$x/3 = 12$

$(x/3 xx 3) = (12 xx 3)$

$x = 36$

How do you solve for x: x/3=12x/3=12?