Question

Jaime and Allison were both trying to solve the equation 12x=2/3

Jaime multiplied both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 2/3
Allison divided both sides of the equation by 12.
Who solved the equation correctly?

Answer 1

Allison.

Explanation:

12x = 2/3

12x/12 = 2/3/12

Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominator

Cancel terms that are in both the numerator and denominatorDivide the numbers.

x = 1/18