Q. Solve for x in simplest form.12=34(x+6)Answer:
Identify equation, isolate term: Identify the equation and isolate the term containing x. The equation given is 12=(34)(x+6). To isolate the term containing x, we need to get rid of the fraction by multiplying both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of (34), which is (43).
Multiply by reciprocal: Multiply both sides of the equation by (43).(43)×12=(43)×(34)(x+6)This simplifies to 9=x+6 because (43)×12=9 and (43)×(34)=1.
Subtract 6 to solve: Subtract 6 from both sides to solve for x.9−6=x+6−6This simplifies to 3=x.
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