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you have to solve the actual equation in order to answer this about your variable
you can only solve for one in an equation so it can equal something
When an equation has a variable in it (only one), then there are only certainvalues the variable can have that will make the equation a true statement."Solving" the equation means finding those values for the variable.
You solve the equation the same way as you would any other equation. Whether the variable is a fraction or otherwise will only become clear once you solve the equation. In other words, you don't initially KNOW whether the solution will be a fraction or not.
Well a variable in a number in a linear equation is basically the variable divided by a number. So if you have x over 10, it is basically x times 1/10. You can solve by having either another equation and use either point slope or y=mx+b.