Question

Use the Division Property of Equality to complete the following statement. If 4x = 5y, then x = ?

Answer 1

`\boxed {\tt x=(5y)/(4)}`

Explanation:

We are given the equation:

`4x=5y`

We want to solve for x, so we must isolate x.

x is being multiplied by 4. The inverse of multiplication is division. Use the Division Property of Equality and divide both sides of the equation by 4.

`(4x)/(4) =(5y)/(4)`

`x=(5y)/(4)`

Using the Division Property of Equality, x is equal to 5y/4