What Divided by 22 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 22, equals 2?
Solving What Divided by 22 Equals 2
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
22
=
2
\frac{x}{22} = 2
22 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 22, resulting in this equation:
x
=
2
∗
22
x = 2*22
x = 2 ∗ 22
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
44
x = 44
x = 44
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 22 equals 2?” is 44.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
22
=
2
\frac{x}{22} = 2
22 x = 2
And insert 44 in the place of x:
44
22
=
2
\frac{44}{22} = 2
22 44 = 2
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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