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If 16=x/20 then x equals.. please explain the steps on how to do this problem
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If 16=x/20 then x equals..

please explain the steps on how to do this problem

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Hello! I believe the answer is x = 320 ?
Here's how I got this :

Since 16 = x/20, why don't we multiply 16(20)? That way, we figure out what you divided by 20 to get 16.

16 (20) = 320

320/16 = 20 and 320/20 = 16!
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