Question

What divided by 7 equals 5?

Answer 1

`color(green)35` divided by 7 equals 5

Explanation:

Let's assume `x / 7 = 5`

We need to find `x`

We can multiply both sides of the equation by 7 to eliminate the 7 on the left

`(x/cancel(7))*cancel( 7) = 5*7`

`x = 5*7`

`color(green)(x = 35`