Question

How do you solve `x/3 = 4/6`?

Answer 1

See a solution process below:

Explanation:

Multiply each side of the equation by `color(red)(3)` to solve for `x` while keeping the equation balanced:

`color(red)(3) xx x/3 = color(red)(3) xx 4/6`

`cancel(color(red)(3)) xx x/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3))) = color(red)(3) xx (2 xx 2)/(3 xx 2)`

`x = cancel(color(red)(3)) xx (color(green)(cancel(color(black)(2))) xx 2)/(color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3))) xx color(green)(cancel(color(black)(2))))`

`x = 2`