Multiplication and Division Equations

Multiplication and division are inverse operations and they can undo each other.

So, to solve a multiplication equation, we use the division operation

3x = 12 is a multiplication equation

In the expression '3x', 3 is the coefficient of x

To calculate the value of x in this equation, divide both the sides of the equation by the coefficient of x (that is 3)

Multiplication and division are inverse operations and they can undo each other.
So, to solve a division equation, we use a multiplication operation

The equation a/3 = 12  is a division equation

To calculate the value of  ‘a’ from the above equation, we need to multiply both the sides of the equation by 3

On multiplication, the equation becomes:
a/3 x 3 = 12 x 3
a = 36