What is x when 12 divided by x equals 37?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 12 and the quotient 37?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 12 ÷ 37 = 0.32432432432432

To prove this, let's compute 12 divided by 0.32432432432432: 12 0.32432432432432 = 37

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 12 divided by x gives a result of 37, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

12 x = 37

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 12 x x = 37 x
  2. 12 x x is equivalent to x x × 12 , which simplifies to 1 × 12 (or just 12 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 12 = 37 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 37: 12 37 = 37 x 37
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.32432432432432 = x (or x = 0.32432432432432 )

So, if the dividend is 12 and the quotient is 37, the divisor is 0.32432432432432.