What is x when 100 divided by x equals 14?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 100 and the quotient 14?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 100 ÷ 14 = 7.1428571428571

To prove this, let's compute 100 divided by 7.1428571428571: 100 7.1428571428571 = 14

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 100 divided by x gives a result of 14, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

100 x = 14

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 100 x x = 14 x
  2. 100 x x is equivalent to x x × 100 , which simplifies to 1 × 100 (or just 100 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 100 = 14 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 14: 100 14 = 14 x 14
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 7.1428571428571 = x (or x = 7.1428571428571 )

So, if the dividend is 100 and the quotient is 14, the divisor is 7.1428571428571.