What Divided by 3 Equals 29?
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 3, equals 29?
Solving What Divided by 3 Equals 29
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
3
=
29
\frac{x}{3} = 29
3 x = 29
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 3, resulting in this equation:
x
=
29
∗
3
x = 29*3
x = 29 ∗ 3
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
87
x = 87
x = 87
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 3 equals 29?” is 87.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
3
=
29
\frac{x}{3} = 29
3 x = 29
And insert 87 in the place of x:
87
3
=
29
\frac{87}{3} = 29
3 87 = 29
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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