What is x when 12 divided by x equals 56?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 12 and the quotient 56?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 12 ÷ 56 = 0.21428571428571
To prove this, let's compute 12 divided by 0.21428571428571:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 12 divided by x gives a result of 56, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 56:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 12 and the quotient is 56, the divisor is 0.21428571428571.