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By what would you multiply each side of the equation ax=27 to solve x

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Answer:

Explanation:

ax= 27........I would normally solve this by division....but it says multiply....so multiply both sides by 1/a

example :

3x = 27.....multiply both sides by 1/3

1/3(3/1)x = 27 * 1/3

x = 27/3 which reduces to 9

u have to multiply by the reciprocal of a to get rid of a

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