What is x when 100 divided by x equals 39?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 100 and the quotient 39?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 100 ÷ 39 = 2.5641025641026

To prove this, let's compute 100 divided by 2.5641025641026: 100 2.5641025641026 = 39

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 100 divided by x gives a result of 39, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

100 x = 39

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 100 x x = 39 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 = 39 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 39: 100 39 = 39 x 39
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 2.5641025641026 = x (or x = 2.5641025641026 )

So, if the dividend is 100 and the quotient is 39, the divisor is 2.5641025641026.