7 divided by what equals 9?

7 divided by what equals 9? In other words, you have 7 and you divide it by something and then you get 9. What is that something?

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

		7
		X

= 9

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

		7(X)
		X

= 9(X)

7 = 9X

Then, divide both sides by 9 to get X by itself as follows:

		7
		9

		9X
		9

0.778 = X

Thus, the answer to "7 divided by what equals 9?" is 0.778.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 7 by 0.778 to check that we got the right answer.

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