4 divided by what equals 12?

4 divided by what equals 12? In other words, you have 4 and you divide it by something and then you get 12. What is that something?

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

		4
		X

= 12

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

		4(X)
		X

= 12(X)

4 = 12X

Then, divide both sides by 12 to get X by itself as follows:

		4
		12

		12X
		12

0.333 = X

Thus, the answer to "4 divided by what equals 12?" is 0.333.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 4 by 0.333 to check that we got the right answer.

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