15 divided by what equals 48?

15 divided by what equals 48? In other words, you have 15 and you divide it by something and then you get 48. What is that something?

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

		15
		X

= 48

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

		15(X)
		X

= 48(X)

15 = 48X

Then, divide both sides by 48 to get X by itself as follows:

		15
		48

		48X
		48

0.313 = X

Thus, the answer to "15 divided by what equals 48?" is 0.313.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 15 by 0.313 to check that we got the right answer.

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