3 divided by what equals 81?

3 divided by what equals 81? In other words, you have 3 and you divide it by something and then you get 81. What is that something?

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

		3
		X

= 81

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

		3(X)
		X

= 81(X)

3 = 81X

Then, divide both sides by 81 to get X by itself as follows:

		3
		81

		81X
		81

0.037 = X

Thus, the answer to "3 divided by what equals 81?" is 0.037.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 3 by 0.037 to check that we got the right answer.

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