40 divided by what equals 99?

40 divided by what equals 99? In other words, you have 40 and you divide it by something and then you get 99. What is that something?

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

		40
		X

= 99

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

		40(X)
		X

= 99(X)

40 = 99X

Then, divide both sides by 99 to get X by itself as follows:

		40
		99

		99X
		99

0.404 = X

Thus, the answer to "40 divided by what equals 99?" is 0.404.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 40 by 0.404 to check that we got the right answer.

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