What Divided by 4 Equals 19?
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 4, equals 19?
Solving What Divided by 4 Equals 19
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
4
=
19
\frac{x}{4} = 19
4 x = 19
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 4, resulting in this equation:
x
=
19
∗
4
x = 19*4
x = 19 ∗ 4
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
76
x = 76
x = 76
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 4 equals 19?” is 76.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
4
=
19
\frac{x}{4} = 19
4 x = 19
And insert 76 in the place of x:
76
4
=
19
\frac{76}{4} = 19
4 76 = 19
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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