What Divided by 5 Equals 70?
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 70?
Solving What Divided by 5 Equals 70
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
5
=
70
\frac{x}{5} = 70
5 x = 70
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
=
70
∗
5
x = 70*5
x = 70 ∗ 5
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
350
x = 350
x = 350
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 5 equals 70?” is 350.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
5
=
70
\frac{x}{5} = 70
5 x = 70
And insert 350 in the place of x:
350
5
=
70
\frac{350}{5} = 70
5 350 = 70
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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