What Divided by 3 Equals 19?
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 19?
Solving What Divided by 3 Equals 19
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
3
=
19
\frac{x}{3} = 19
3 x = 19
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
=
19
∗
3
x = 19*3
x = 19 ∗ 3
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
57
x = 57
x = 57
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 3 equals 19?” is 57.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
3
=
19
\frac{x}{3} = 19
3 x = 19
And insert 57 in the place of x:
57
3
=
19
\frac{57}{3} = 19
3 57 = 19
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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