What Divided by 1 Equals 20?
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 1, equals 20?
Solving What Divided by 1 Equals 20
Here’s how you would set up this question as an equation:
x
1
=
20
\frac{x}{1} = 20
1 x = 20
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 1, resulting in this equation:
x
=
20
∗
1
x = 20*1
x = 20 ∗ 1
Then we simplify and find our answer:
x
=
20
x = 20
x = 20
So, the answer to the question “What divided by 1 equals 20?” is 20.To prove this, we can take the original problem:
x
1
=
20
\frac{x}{1} = 20
1 x = 20
And insert 20 in the place of x:
20
1
=
20
\frac{20}{1} = 20
1 20 = 20
Because this is true, the answer must be correct.
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