How do you solve $15.68 = 0.8k$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-11-15T20:49:51

See a solution process below:

Divide each side of the equation by $color(red)(0.8)$

$15.68/color(red)(0.8) = (0.8k)/color(red)(0.8)$

$19.6 = (color(red)(cancel(color(black)(0.8)))k)/cancel(color(red)(0.8))$

$19.6 = k$

$k = 19.6$

How do you solve 15.68 = 0.8k15.68 = 0.8k?