What Divided by 4 Equals 86?
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 86?
Solving What Divided by 4 Equals 86
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
4
=
86
\frac{x}{4} = 86
4 x = 86
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
=
86
∗
4
x = 86*4
x = 86 ∗ 4
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
344
x = 344
x = 344
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 4 equals 86?” is 344.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
4
=
86
\frac{x}{4} = 86
4 x = 86
And insert 344 in the place of x:
344
4
=
86
\frac{344}{4} = 86
4 344 = 86
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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