What Divided by 83 Equals 3?
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 83, equals 3?
Solving What Divided by 83 Equals 3
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
83
=
3
\frac{x}{83} = 3
83 x = 3
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 83, resulting in this equation:
x
=
3
∗
83
x = 3*83
x = 3 ∗ 83
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
249
x = 249
x = 249
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 83 equals 3?” is 249.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
83
=
3
\frac{x}{83} = 3
83 x = 3
And insert 249 in the place of x:
249
83
=
3
\frac{249}{83} = 3
83 249 = 3
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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