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Solve for x: 12x= 36Please show all the steps that were given above that you must take to solve for x.

User Ankit Vishwakarma
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Answer:

x = 3

Explanation:

Given the equation:


12x=36

To solve for x, divide both sides of the equation by 12.


\begin{gathered} (12x)/(12)=(36)/(12) \\ x=(12*3)/(12) \\ x=(12)/(12)*3 \\ x=1*3 \\ x=3 \end{gathered}

The value of x is 3.

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