What Divided by 47 Equals 8?
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 47, equals 8?
Solving What Divided by 47 Equals 8
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
47
=
8
\frac{x}{47} = 8
47 x = 8
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 47, resulting in this equation:
x
=
8
∗
47
x = 8*47
x = 8 ∗ 47
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
376
x = 376
x = 376
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 47 equals 8?” is 376.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
47
=
8
\frac{x}{47} = 8
47 x = 8
And insert 376 in the place of x:
376
47
=
8
\frac{376}{47} = 8
47 376 = 8
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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