What Divided by 3 Equals 65?
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 65?
Solving What Divided by 3 Equals 65
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
3
=
65
\frac{x}{3} = 65
3 x = 65
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
=
65
∗
3
x = 65*3
x = 65 ∗ 3
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
195
x = 195
x = 195
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 3 equals 65?” is 195.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
3
=
65
\frac{x}{3} = 65
3 x = 65
And insert 195 in the place of x:
195
3
=
65
\frac{195}{3} = 65
3 195 = 65
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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