X= 6.
Another way of looking at it!
Explanation:
The you need to get one
x
on its own on one side of = and everything else on the other side.
This is how you do it for your question:
When multiplying, change what you want to get rid of into 1 as anything multiplied by 1 does not change.
Method for getting rid of the 2 on the left.
Divide both sides by 2
2
x
÷
2
=
12
÷
2
If you divide one side of = by any number you have to
divide the other side by the same number
Write as:
2
2
×
x
=
12
2
but
2
2
is 1
×
x
=
6
x=6
