Question

Which best describes how to solve the equation below?

64x = 37
A. multiply both sides by 64
B. divide both sides by 64
C. divide both sides by 37
D. multiply both sides by 37
is it A?

Answer 1

The answer to the equation is B divide both sides by 64. The reason for this is because you are trying to isolate, or get 'x' by itself. By dividing 64x by 64 you are cancelling out the multiplication happening between the '64' and the 'x'. 

Answer 2

we have to divide both sides by 64

Option B is correct.

Explanation:

Given the equation

64x = 37

we have to explain how the equation can be solved.

The equation which is given is

64x = 37

To find the value of x we have to make the coefficient of equals to 1

Hence, to make the coefficient 1 we have to divide the above equation throughout by 64

⇒
`x=(37)/(64)`

Hence, we have to divide both sides by 64

Option B is correct.