Question

ASAP
48=2x2x2x2x?
what is the missing number

Answer 1

We will set the variable "y" as our missing number.

48 = 2×2×2×2×y
where
2 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 4 × 4 = 16

Thus:
48 = 16×y

Divide by 16 on both sides.

48÷16 = (16 × y)÷16
or

`(48)/(16)` =
`(16y)/(16)`

Thus:
3 = y

The missing number is 3.