37 Divided by What Equals 87?
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 can we divide 37 by to equal 87?
Solving 37 Divided by What Equals 87
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
37
x
=
87
\frac{37}{x} = 87
x 37 = 87
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, it can be done in two steps. The first step is to multiply both sides by x to isolate 37:
37
=
87
∗
x
37 = 87*x
37 = 87 ∗ x
Then we can isolate x on the right side of the equation by dividing both sides by 87:
37
87
=
x
\frac{37}{87} = x
87 37 = x
When we simplify the new equation, we can solve for x. In this example, we will round to the nearest three decimal places if that’s needed.
x
=
0.425
x = 0.425
x = 0.425
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