Question
$$8 \cdot \frac{x}{2} = 24$$
Answer
$$ x = 6 $$
Explanation
$$ \begin{aligned} 8 \cdot \frac{x}{2} &= 24&& \text{multiply ALL terms by } \color{blue}{ 2 }. \\[1 em]2\cdot8 \cdot \frac{x}{2} &= 2\cdot24&& \text{cancel out the denominators} \\[1 em]8x &= 48&& \text{ divide both sides by $ 8 $ } \\[1 em]x &= \frac{48}{8}&& \\[1 em]x &= 6&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$
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