How do you solve $x/2=15/6$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-20T16:57:24

See a solution process below:

Multiply each side by $color(red)(2)$ to solve for $x$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$color(red)(2) xx x/2 = color(red)(2) xx 15/6$

$cancel(color(red)(2)) xx x/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(2))) = 30/6$

$x = 5$

How do you solve x/2=15/6x/2=15/6?