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X = 23 is a solution for the equation x/2 = 10 true or false

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False

Here, we want to check if x = 23 is a solution for the equation

Firstly, we need to understand that what we have is a linear equation, an equation in which the highest power of the variable is 1. For this type of equations, what we expect is a single solution.

Thus;


\begin{gathered} (x)/(2)\text{ = 10} \\ \\ x\text{ = 2 }*\text{ 10} \\ \\ x\text{ = 20} \end{gathered}

Since x = 20 is the only possible solution, then x = 23 as a solution must be incorrect and false

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