2/7 divided by what equals 1/2?

Here we will show you how to calculate "what" in this sentence: "2/7 divided by what equals 1/2?" We start by making this word problem into an algebraic equation where "what" is the variable "x".

(2/7) / x = (1/2)

To solve this equation, we want x alone so we start by multiplying x on both sides like this:

((2/7) / x)x = (1/2)x

Which equals:

(2/7) = (1/2)x

Then we divide each side by 1/2 to like this:

(2/7) / (1/2) = ((1/2)x) / (1/2)

(2/7) / (1/2) is 4/7 and ((1/2)x) / (1/2) leaves x which means we end up with x = 4/7. Therefore, the answer to "2/7 divided by what equals 1/2?" is as follows:

4/7

It is always good to double-check your math to make sure you did it right. When we entered 4/7 for x in this equation (2/7) / x = (1/2), we get the following true equation which means our math is correct.

(2/7) / (4/7) = (1/2)

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