Question

How do you solve and check your solutions to `5g=20`?

Answer 1

Divide both sides by five, then substitute the solution in for g in the original equation.

Explanation:

`5g=20` is the same as `5` times `g` equals `20`. The opposite, or inverse of multiplication is division, so you would divide both sides of the equation by `5`.

`5g=20`
`(5g)/5=20/5`
`g=4`