2 divided by what equals 86?

2 divided by what equals 86? In other words, you have 2 and you divide it by something and then you get 86. What is that something?

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

		2
		X

= 86

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

		2(X)
		X

= 86(X)

2 = 86X

Then, divide both sides by 86 to get X by itself as follows:

		2
		86

		86X
		86

0.023 = X

Thus, the answer to "2 divided by what equals 86?" is 0.023.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 2 by 0.023 to check that we got the right answer.

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