What is x when 10 divided by x equals 3?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 10 and the quotient 3?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 10 ÷ 3 = 3.3333333333333

To prove this, let's compute 10 divided by 3.3333333333333: 10 3.3333333333333 = 3

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 10 divided by x gives a result of 3, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

10 x = 3

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 10 x x = 3 x
  2. 10 x x is equivalent to x x × 10 , which simplifies to 1 × 10 (or just 10 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 10 = 3 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 3: 10 3 = 3 x 3
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 3.3333333333333 = x (or x = 3.3333333333333 )

So, if the dividend is 10 and the quotient is 3, the divisor is 3.3333333333333.