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Question

Use the Division Property of Equality to complete the following statement.

If 5x = 2y, then x = ?

1. 
2. 10y
3. 
4. 2y — 5

Answer 1

3rd option x = 2y/5 is the correct answer

5x =2y

divide both sides by 5

5x/5 = 2y/5

x = 2y/5

Answer 2

In the above problem, 5 is being multiplied to x, to solve for x, you need to get rid of 5. Divide by 5 on both the sides of the equation and you will get x by itself.

Answer 3