How do you write $0.5x=3$ in standard form and what is A, B, C?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-23T23:51:01

Standard form:
$x = 6$

A = 1
B = 0
C = 6

Standard form is

$Ax + By = C$

$A$ and $B$ have to be whole numbers, and $A$ has to be positive.

The coefficients have to be written in lowest terms so that they are relative primes.

It's okay for $B$ or $C$ to be $0$

$0.5x=3$ Write in standard form

1) Multiply both sides by 2 to make A a whole number
$1 x = 6$

The B term has disappeared because B is zero

[ $1 *x$ ] + [ $0*y$ ] = [ 6 ]
[ x ] + [ 0 ] = [ 6 ]

$x = 6$

Answer:

Standard form
$x = 6$

A = $1$
B = $0$
C = $6$

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