What is x when 100 divided by x equals 48?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 100 and the quotient 48?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 100 ÷ 48 = 2.0833333333333

To prove this, let's compute 100 divided by 2.0833333333333: 100 2.0833333333333 = 48

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 100 divided by x gives a result of 48, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

100 x = 48

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 100 x x = 48 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 = 48 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 48: 100 48 = 48 x 48
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 2.0833333333333 = x (or x = 2.0833333333333 )

So, if the dividend is 100 and the quotient is 48, the divisor is 2.0833333333333.