What is x when 13 divided by x equals 67?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 13 and the quotient 67?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 13 ÷ 67 = 0.19402985074627
To prove this, let's compute 13 divided by 0.19402985074627:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 13 divided by x gives a result of 67, 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 67:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 13 and the quotient is 67, the divisor is 0.19402985074627.