What is x when 13 divided by x equals 23?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 13 and the quotient 23?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 13 ÷ 23 = 0.56521739130435

To prove this, let's compute 13 divided by 0.56521739130435: 13 0.56521739130435 = 23

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 13 divided by x gives a result of 23, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

13 x = 23

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 13 x x = 23 x
  2. 13 x x is equivalent to x x × 13 , which simplifies to 1 × 13 (or just 13 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 13 = 23 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 23: 13 23 = 23 x 23
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.56521739130435 = x (or x = 0.56521739130435 )

So, if the dividend is 13 and the quotient is 23, the divisor is 0.56521739130435.