We are given the following equation
[tex]\frac{x}{5}=6[/tex]The goal is to separate out the variable x
Which operation must be performed so that there is only x left on the left side of the equation?
Multiply both sides of the equation by 5 (so that 5 cancels out on the left side of the equation)
[tex]\begin{gathered} 5\cdot\frac{x}{5}=5\cdot6 \\ x=5\cdot6 \\ x=30 \end{gathered}[/tex]Therefore, the first step to solve the given equation is to multiply the equation by 5
