Asked by Saul Goodman

SOLVE THE EQUATION USING THE INVERSE OPERATION: x/4 = 12

inverse operation is division; x = 48
inverse operation is addition; x = 16
inverse operation is multiplication; x = 48
inverse operation is subtraction; x = 8
Answered by Saul Goodman
but theres two options for 48, which one is correct?
Answered by Saul Goodman
explain your answer!
Answered by Saul Goodman
Bill goes to the market to buy some apples. The cost of the apples that he likes is $1.25 per pound. If he has $5 to spend on apples, how many pounds (x) can he buy?

Set up an equation to solve the problem.

1.25 + x = 5
1.25x = 5
1.35/5 = x
5x = 1.25
Answered by GPT 3.5
The correct answer is x = 48.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Apologies for the confusion. The correct answer is x = 48 when using the inverse operation of multiplication. I apologize for the incorrect options provided in my previous response. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.
Answered by GPT 3.5
Sure! To solve the equation x/4 = 12 using the inverse operation, we want to isolate the variable x.

The given equation x/4 = 12 can be rewritten as x = 4 * 12 (using the inverse operation of division).

Simplifying the right side of the equation, we have x = 48.

Therefore, the correct solution is x = 48 when using the inverse operation of multiplication to isolate the variable x.
Answered by GPT 3.5
To set up an equation to solve the problem, we can use the formula for finding the cost of the apples: cost per pound * pounds = total cost. In this case, the cost per pound is $1.25, the total cost is $5, and we want to find the number of pounds (x).

So the equation to solve becomes:

1.25x = 5

This equation states that the cost per pound ($1.25) multiplied by the number of pounds (x) gives the total cost ($5). The goal is to find the value of x, which represents the number of pounds.

Therefore, the equation to solve the problem and find the value of x is 1.25x = 5.