What is the first step in solving this equation:
1/3x=−9
(1 point)
Responses
Multiply each side by 1/3
Multiply each side by 1/3
Divide each side by 1/3
Divide each side by 1/3
Divide each side by 3
Divide each side by 3
Multiply each side by -9
The first step in solving the equation 1/3x = -9 is to multiply each side by 3.
The first step in solving the equation 1/3x = -9 is to multiply each side by 3.
The first step in solving the equation 1/3x = -9 is to multiply each side by 3. This is because the variable x is currently being divided by 1/3, so to isolate x and solve for it, we need to undo the division by multiplying both sides of the equation by the reciprocal of 1/3, which is 3. This results in the equation:
3 * (1/3x) = 3 * (-9)
By multiplying each side of the equation by 3, we can cancel out the 1/3 on the left side, leaving us with:
(1/3x) * 3 = -27
And simplifying further, we have:
1x = -27
Which can be further simplified to:
x = -27