8 divided by what equals 6?

8 divided by what equals 6? In other words, you have 8 and you divide it by something and then you get 6. What is that something?

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

		8
		X

= 6

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

		8(X)
		X

= 6(X)

8 = 6X

Then, divide both sides by 6 to get X by itself as follows:

		8
		6

		6X
		6

1.333 = X

Thus, the answer to "8 divided by what equals 6?" is 1.333.

Note that our answers are rounded to the nearest thousandth if necessary. You can divide 8 by 1.333 to check that we got the right answer.

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