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

Question

inverse operation is division; x = 48
inverse operation is addition; x = 16
inverse operation is multiplication; x = 48
inverse operation is subtraction; x = 8

Answer 1

The correct answer is x = 48.

Answer 2

but theres two options for 48, which one is correct?

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

explain your answer!

Answer 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.

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

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.