Question

Elise is going to solve the equation shown below. Which of the following statements are correct?

X/8 = 12.5

A. Elise should subtract 8 from both sides.
B. Elise should divide both sides by 8.
C. Elise should multiply both sides by 8.
D. Elise should subtract 12.5 from both sides.

Answer 1

C. Elise should multiply both sides by 8.

Explanation:

We need to undo what is being done to x

We are dividing x by 8, so to undo it we do the opposite.

The opposite of dividing is multiplication.

We multiply each side of the equation by 8