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# What number would you use to divide both sides of the equation 15x 60?

Updated: 11/1/2022

Wiki User

12y ago

Presumably you are talking about the equation 15x=60 In this case, dividing by 15 would be appropriate, giving x=4.

If you were feeling less confident, you could first divide by 3 to give 5x=20 and then by 5 to give x=4 again.

Wiki User

12y ago
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