1 divided by what equals 15?

1 divided by what equals 15? In other words, you have 1 and you divide it by something and then you get 15. What is that something?

We will call that something "X". Here is the equation to find the solution:

		1
		X

= 15

First, multiply both sides by X to get rid of the X as denominator.

		1(X)
		X

= 15(X)

1 = 15X

Then, divide both sides by 15 to get X by itself as follows:

		1
		15

		15X
		15

0.067 = X

Thus, the answer to "1 divided by what equals 15?" is 0.067.

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