What Divided by 77 Equals 8?
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 77, equals 8?
Solving What Divided by 77 Equals 8
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
77
=
8
\frac{x}{77} = 8
77 x = 8
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 77, resulting in this equation:
x
=
8
∗
77
x = 8*77
x = 8 ∗ 77
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
616
x = 616
x = 616
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 77 equals 8?” is 616.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
77
=
8
\frac{x}{77} = 8
77 x = 8
And insert 616 in the place of x:
616
77
=
8
\frac{616}{77} = 8
77 616 = 8
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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