What is the inverse operation of division? In other words, what operation would you use to solve this equation?

x / 5 = 10
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The inverse operation of division is multiplication. To solve the equation \( \frac{x}{5} = 10 \), you would multiply both sides of the equation by 5:

\[ x = 10 \times 5 \]

This simplifies to:

\[ x = 50 \]