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Which of the following are equations of the form $a x=b ?$ If an equation is of the form $a x=b,$ what would you do to solve the equation?(i) $3 y=-12$(ii) $2.4=0.6 d$ (iii) $-5=z-10$ (iv) $-8 c=-56$
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