What Divided by 5 Equals 59?
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 59?
Solving What Divided by 5 Equals 59
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
5
=
59
\frac{x}{5} = 59
5 x = 59
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
=
59
∗
5
x = 59*5
x = 59 ∗ 5
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
295
x = 295
x = 295
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 5 equals 59?” is 295.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
5
=
59
\frac{x}{5} = 59
5 x = 59
And insert 295 in the place of x:
295
5
=
59
\frac{295}{5} = 59
5 295 = 59
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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