46 times what equals 86?

46 times what equals 86? In other words, what do you multiply by 46 to get 86? If "x" is "what" in the sentence, "46 times what equals 86?", then the equation to solve the problem is as follows:

46 • x = 86

Which can be written as:

46x = 86

To solve the equation above, we need to remove the 46 on the left side to make the x alone. To do that, we divide both sides by 46.

46x/46 = 86/46

46x/46 is x and 86/46 is 1.8696 which means our equation will look like this:

x = 1.8696

Thus, the answer to "46 times what equals 86?" is 1.8696.

To double-check our work, multiply 1.8696 by 46 to see that it equals 86. (Note that our answer on this page is rounded to 4 digits if necessary.)

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