4 divided by what equals 16?

4 divided by what equals 16? In other words, you have 4 and you divide it by something and then you get 16. What is that something?

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

		4
		X

= 16

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

		4(X)
		X

= 16(X)

4 = 16X

Then, divide both sides by 16 to get X by itself as follows:

		4
		16

		16X
		16

0.25 = X

Thus, the answer to "4 divided by what equals 16?" is 0.25.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 4 by 0.25 to check that we got the right answer.

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