What Divided by 9 Equals 14?
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 9, equals 14?
Solving What Divided by 9 Equals 14
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
9
=
14
\frac{x}{9} = 14
9 x = 14
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 9, resulting in this equation:
x
=
14
∗
9
x = 14*9
x = 14 ∗ 9
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
126
x = 126
x = 126
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 9 equals 14?” is 126.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
9
=
14
\frac{x}{9} = 14
9 x = 14
And insert 126 in the place of x:
126
9
=
14
\frac{126}{9} = 14
9 126 = 14
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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