Question

I was given this example for solving an equation

ax=b

1/2(ax)=1/2b

(1/2a)x=b/a

x=b/a

I do not understand why you would multiply ax by 1/2. I also do not get why canceling out 1/a times a/1 leads to a transferring to the other side. Thanks for your clarifications!! :)

Answer 1

to solve ax=b for x requires only one step, namely to divide both sides by a
ax/a = b/a
x = b/a

I don't understand the 1/2 nonsense