How do you solve $X/50=100/2$ and find any extraneous solutions?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-14T14:08:59

See the entire solution process below:

Multiply each side of the equation by $color(red)(50)$ to solve for $X$ while keeping the equation balanced:

$color(red)(50) * X/50 = color(red)(50) * 100/2$

$cancel(color(red)(50)) * X/color(red)(cancel(color(black)(50))) = 5000/2$

$X = 2500$

There are no extraneous solutions.

How do you solve X/50=100/2 X/50=100/2 and find any extraneous solutions?