5 divided by what equals 17?

5 divided by what equals 17? In other words, you have 5 and you divide it by something and then you get 17. What is that something?

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

		5
		X

= 17

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

		5(X)
		X

= 17(X)

5 = 17X

Then, divide both sides by 17 to get X by itself as follows:

		5
		17

		17X
		17

0.294 = X

Thus, the answer to "5 divided by what equals 17?" is 0.294.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 5 by 0.294 to check that we got the right answer.

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