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Solve for variable.

3k = 36

User Aletha
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your answer is k=12. 3x12=36
User Arthur Facredyn
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Answer:

k = 12

Explanation:

Given 3k = 36 we want to isolate the variable (k) using inverse operations

So we want to get rid of the 3

3k = 3 times k (multiplication)

The inverse of multiplication is division so to get rid of the * 3 we want to divide by 3. Remember whatever we do to one side we have to do to the other side so we are going to divide each side by 3

3k/3=k

36/3=12

we're left with k = 12

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