Advanced Math practice question

Answer: 2

6/x = 3, so x = 6/3 = 2.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 3

3 is the value of 6/x; x itself is 6 ÷ 3 = 2.

If you answered 18

18 multiplies 6 · 3; instead divide: x = 6/3.

If you answered 0.5

x = 1/2 gives 6/x = 12, far from 3.

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