What Divided by 8 Equals 12?
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 8, equals 12?
Solving What Divided by 8 Equals 12
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
8
=
12
\frac{x}{8} = 12
8 x = 12
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 8, resulting in this equation:
x
=
12
∗
8
x = 12*8
x = 12 ∗ 8
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
96
x = 96
x = 96
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 8 equals 12?” is 96.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
8
=
12
\frac{x}{8} = 12
8 x = 12
And insert 96 in the place of x:
96
8
=
12
\frac{96}{8} = 12
8 96 = 12
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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