What is x when 13 divided by x equals 48?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 13 and the quotient 48?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 13 ÷ 48 = 0.27083333333333

To prove this, let's compute 13 divided by 0.27083333333333: 13 0.27083333333333 = 48

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 13 divided by x gives a result of 48, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

13 x = 48

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 13 x x = 48 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 = 48 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 48: 13 48 = 48 x 48
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.27083333333333 = x (or x = 0.27083333333333 )

So, if the dividend is 13 and the quotient is 48, the divisor is 0.27083333333333.