What Divided by 3 Equals 82?
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 82?
Solving What Divided by 3 Equals 82
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
3
=
82
\frac{x}{3} = 82
3 x = 82
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
=
82
∗
3
x = 82*3
x = 82 ∗ 3
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
246
x = 246
x = 246
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 3 equals 82?” is 246.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
3
=
82
\frac{x}{3} = 82
3 x = 82
And insert 246 in the place of x:
246
3
=
82
\frac{246}{3} = 82
3 246 = 82
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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