5 divided by what equals 10?

5 divided by what equals 10? In other words, you have 5 and you divide it by something and then you get 10. What is that something?

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

		5
		X

= 10

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

		5(X)
		X

= 10(X)

5 = 10X

Then, divide both sides by 10 to get X by itself as follows:

		5
		10

		10X
		10

0.5 = X

Thus, the answer to "5 divided by what equals 10?" is 0.5.

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