7 divided by what equals 8?

7 divided by what equals 8? In other words, you have 7 and you divide it by something and then you get 8. What is that something?

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

		7
		X

= 8

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

		7(X)
		X

= 8(X)

7 = 8X

Then, divide both sides by 8 to get X by itself as follows:

		7
		8

		8X
		8

0.875 = X

Thus, the answer to "7 divided by what equals 8?" is 0.875.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 7 by 0.875 to check that we got the right answer.

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