What Divided by 29 Equals 2?
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 29, equals 2?
Solving What Divided by 29 Equals 2
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
29
=
2
\frac{x}{29} = 2
29 x = 2
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 29, resulting in this equation:
x
=
2
∗
29
x = 2*29
x = 2 ∗ 29
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
58
x = 58
x = 58
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 29 equals 2?” is 58.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
29
=
2
\frac{x}{29} = 2
29 x = 2
And insert 58 in the place of x:
58
29
=
2
\frac{58}{29} = 2
29 58 = 2
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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