What Divided by 41 Equals 3?
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 41, equals 3?
Solving What Divided by 41 Equals 3
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
41
=
3
\frac{x}{41} = 3
41 x = 3
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 41, resulting in this equation:
x
=
3
∗
41
x = 3*41
x = 3 ∗ 41
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
123
x = 123
x = 123
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 41 equals 3?” is 123.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
41
=
3
\frac{x}{41} = 3
41 x = 3
And insert 123 in the place of x:
123
41
=
3
\frac{123}{41} = 3
41 123 = 3
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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