What value of x satisfies the equation 12x = 32?

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What value of $x$ satisfies the equation $\frac{12}{x} = \frac{3}{2}$ ?

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Answer: 8

Cross-multiply: $3x = 24$ . Divide by 3: $x = 8$ . Check: $\frac{12}{8} = \frac{3}{2}$ .

Multiplying $12 \cdot \frac{3}{2}$ instead of dividing gives the incorrect value 18.

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