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Solve 15 = 1/3x
x = ?

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Final answer:

To solve for x in the equation 15 = 1/3x, multiply both sides of the equation by 3 to eliminate the fraction and isolate x. The value of x is 45.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the equation 15 = 1/3x, we need to isolate x. First, multiply both sides of the equation by 3 to get rid of the fraction: 3*15 = 3*(1/3x). This simplifies to 45 = 1x. Therefore, x = 45.

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Hey there!

The answer to your question is x = 45

To solve this, we want to get x with a coefficient of 1 by itself on one side of the equal sign, and right now it's coefficient is 1/3. We can get a coefficient of 1 by multiplying both sides of the equation by 3.

15(3) = 1/3x(3)

45 = x

Hope this helps and if you need any further help, I would be happy to!

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