18=a over 2 how do you solve that as a one step

Multiply both sides by 2
(2) 18 = x/2 (2)
the /2 (2) gets canceled out
so it's 36= x

Hope this helps

The equation that we are given is 18 = a/2, and we need to solve for a. We can do this by doing the opposite operation of dividing, which is multiplying both sides by 2. Therefore, when we perform that operation, we get a = 36. Hope this helps and have a great day!

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