20 divided by what equals 72?

20 divided by what equals 72? In other words, you have 20 and you divide it by something and then you get 72. What is that something?

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

		20
		X

= 72

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

		20(X)
		X

= 72(X)

20 = 72X

Then, divide both sides by 72 to get X by itself as follows:

		20
		72

		72X
		72

0.278 = X

Thus, the answer to "20 divided by what equals 72?" is 0.278.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 20 by 0.278 to check that we got the right answer.

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