7÷ __ = 56

Question

I have to find what can fill in the blank and it is probably a fraction  because I don't  think  it  could  be  a  whole  number  

Answer 1

Let x = the blank number.

 

Rewrite the equation as follows:

 

7/x = 56

 

Now solve for x.

 

Multiply both sides by x to get:

7 = 56x

 

Divide both sides by 56 to get:

7/56 = x

 

Therefore x = 7/56 = 0.125