What is x when 100 divided by x equals 2?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 100 and the quotient 2?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 100 ÷ 2 = 50

To prove this, let's compute 100 divided by 50: 100 50 = 2

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 100 divided by x gives a result of 2, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

100 x = 2

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 100 x x = 2 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 = 2 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 2: 100 2 = 2 x 2
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 50 = x (or x = 50 )

So, if the dividend is 100 and the quotient is 2, the divisor is 50.