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Solving Multiplication and Division Equations
- Use inverse operations to undo operations in the equation in order to isolate the variable. Multiplication and Division are inverse operations.
- Division by zero is undefined. This means it is not possible to divide by zero.
- You can use division to solve an equation by undoing multiplication. You will divide both sides of the equation by the same non-zero number and simplify.
- You can use multiplication to solve an equation by undoing division. You will multiply both sides of the equation by the same number and simplify.
Solve for x.
9x = 81
- x = [81/9]
x = 9
Solve for y.
− 12y = 48
- y = [48/( − 12)]
y = − 4
Solve for a.
0.7a = 1.47
- a = [1.47/0.7]
- a = [14.7/7]
a = 2.1
Solve for x. 105 = 7x
- [105/7] = x
15 = x
Solve for b.
0.9b = 22.5
- b = [22.5/0.9]
- b = [225/9]
b = 25
Tiffany wants to buy a laptop for $ 872. How many weeks does she have to save money for if she saves $ 4 each week?
- Let w = number of weeks.
- $ 4w = $ 872
- w = [$ 872/$ 4]
- w = 218
218 weeks
[x/40] = 10
- x = 10 ×40
x = 400
[y/0.9] = 50
- y = 50 ×0.9
y = 45
75 = [z/2]
- 75 ×2 = z
150 = z
There are s seats in Hung Auditorium. If the auditorium has 900 rows of seats, how many seats are in each row in terms of s ?
- s = 900 rows × (number of seats in each row)
- (number of seats in each row)= [s/900]
[s/900] seats
*These practice questions are only helpful when you work on them offline on a piece of paper and then use the solution steps function to check your answer.
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Solving Multiplication and Division Equations
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- Intro
- What You'll Learn and Why
- Vocabulary
- Division Property of Equality: Arithmetic
- Division Property of Equality: Algebraic
- Multiplication Property of Equality: Arithmetic
- Multiplication Property of Equality: Algebraic
- Vocabulary
- Solve the Equation Using Division
- Solve the Equation Using Division
- Solve the Equation Using Division
- Solve the Equation Using Multiplication
- Solve the Equation Using Multiplication
- Solve the Equation Using Multiplication
- Extra Example 1: Solve the Equation
- Extra Example 2: Solve the Equation
- Extra Example 3: Height of an Elephant
- Extra Example 4: Money






























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