Question

X/2=40;20 is the given number a solution to the equation

Answer 1

20/2 = 10, so x/2=40 does not have the solution 20.

x/2 = 40 can be solved by mult. both sides of the eqn by 2: x = 80

Answer 2

Hi there!
x = 20 is NOT a solution to this equation.


`(x)/(2) = 40`
In this equation, when we want to find our value of x, we must multiply both sides of the equation by 2. In the current situation our variable x is divided by 2. Therefore, if we want to find its value, we must do the opposite of dividing, which is multiplying.

We end up with the following:

`(x)/(2) * 2 = 40 * 2 \\ x = 80`

Therefore, the only solution to this equation is x = 80 and we can now conclude that x = 20 is NOT a solution to this equation.

~ Hope this helps you!