20 divided by what equals 70?

20 divided by what equals 70? In other words, you have 20 and you divide it by something and then you get 70. What is that something?

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

		20
		X

= 70

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

		20(X)
		X

= 70(X)

20 = 70X

Then, divide both sides by 70 to get X by itself as follows:

		20
		70

		70X
		70

0.286 = X

Thus, the answer to "20 divided by what equals 70?" is 0.286.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 20 by 0.286 to check that we got the right answer.

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