What is x when 100 divided by x equals 32?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 100 and the quotient 32?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 100 ÷ 32 = 3.125

To prove this, let's compute 100 divided by 3.125: 100 3.125 = 32

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 100 divided by x gives a result of 32, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

100 x = 32

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 100 x x = 32 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 = 32 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 32: 100 32 = 32 x 32
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 3.125 = x (or x = 3.125 )

So, if the dividend is 100 and the quotient is 32, the divisor is 3.125.