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What is the answer for this question 5 1/2=1/2x

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Answer:

11

Explanation:

To find x we will need to get rid of the coefficient 1/2.

We can accomplish this by multiplying both sides of the equation by the reciprocal, 2/1.


(5(1)/(2))(2)=((1)/(2) x)(2)

x = 11

So, the answer to this is 11.

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