What Divided by 9 Equals 37?
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 9, equals 37?
Solving What Divided by 9 Equals 37
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
9
=
37
\frac{x}{9} = 37
9 x = 37
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 9, resulting in this equation:
x
=
37
∗
9
x = 37*9
x = 37 ∗ 9
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
333
x = 333
x = 333
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 9 equals 37?” is 333.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
9
=
37
\frac{x}{9} = 37
9 x = 37
And insert 333 in the place of x:
333
9
=
37
\frac{333}{9} = 37
9 333 = 37
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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