What Divided by 7 Equals 88?
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 7, equals 88?
Solving What Divided by 7 Equals 88
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
7
=
88
\frac{x}{7} = 88
7 x = 88
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 7, resulting in this equation:
x
=
88
∗
7
x = 88*7
x = 88 ∗ 7
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
616
x = 616
x = 616
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 7 equals 88?” is 616.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
7
=
88
\frac{x}{7} = 88
7 x = 88
And insert 616 in the place of x:
616
7
=
88
\frac{616}{7} = 88
7 616 = 88
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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