What Divided by 2 Equals 34?
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 2, equals 34?
Solving What Divided by 2 Equals 34
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
2
=
34
\frac{x}{2} = 34
2 x = 34
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 2, resulting in this equation:
x
=
34
∗
2
x = 34*2
x = 34 ∗ 2
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
68
x = 68
x = 68
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 2 equals 34?” is 68.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
2
=
34
\frac{x}{2} = 34
2 x = 34
And insert 68 in the place of x:
68
2
=
34
\frac{68}{2} = 34
2 68 = 34
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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