how do you get rid of 40 in a problem like 12x times 40 eqauls 22
The equation would be:
12x*40=22
You are solving for x, aren't you?
12x*40 would be the same as (12*40)(x), which is 480x.
So now the equation is 480x=22
Divide both sides by 480 to get x.
