What Divided by 5 Equals 92?
Methods
Setting up the problem:
In a problem like this, the “what” means that we’re working with a variable. The most common variable used in math is “x”. So, we could say what number, x, when divided by 5, equals 92?
Solving What Divided by 5 Equals 92
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
5
=
92
\frac{x}{5} = 92
5 x = 92
The goal of the problem is to solve for x. To do this we need to change the equation so that x is alone on one side of the equation.In this case, we can do that by multiplying both sides of the equation by 5, resulting in this equation:
x
=
92
∗
5
x = 92*5
x = 92 ∗ 5
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
460
x = 460
x = 460
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 5 equals 92?” is 460.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
5
=
92
\frac{x}{5} = 92
5 x = 92
And insert 460 in the place of x:
460
5
=
92
\frac{460}{5} = 92
5 460 = 92
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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