What Divided by 4 Equals 82?
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 4, equals 82?
Solving What Divided by 4 Equals 82
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
4
=
82
\frac{x}{4} = 82
4 x = 82
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 4, resulting in this equation:
x
=
82
∗
4
x = 82*4
x = 82 ∗ 4
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
328
x = 328
x = 328
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 4 equals 82?” is 328.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
4
=
82
\frac{x}{4} = 82
4 x = 82
And insert 328 in the place of x:
328
4
=
82
\frac{328}{4} = 82
4 328 = 82
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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