21 divided by what equals 24?

21 divided by what equals 24? In other words, you have 21 and you divide it by something and then you get 24. What is that something?

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

		21
		X

= 24

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

		21(X)
		X

= 24(X)

21 = 24X

Then, divide both sides by 24 to get X by itself as follows:

		21
		24

		24X
		24

0.875 = X

Thus, the answer to "21 divided by what equals 24?" is 0.875.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 21 by 0.875 to check that we got the right answer.

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