Division equations represent a multiplicative relationship involving an unknown dividend, typically in forms such as , where is nonzero and the quantities are nonnegative rational numbers, including whole numbers, fractions, and decimals. Solving uses multiplication as the inverse of division to preserve equality and determine the unknown, with substitution or multiplication used to verify the result; variable divisors, negative-number equations, and more general rational algebra are beyond this scope.
To solve a division equation, use multiplication because multiplication is the inverse of division.
Example:
The statement is true, so the solution is
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