What is x when 14 divided by x equals 18?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 14 and the quotient 18?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 14 ÷ 18 = 0.77777777777778

To prove this, let's compute 14 divided by 0.77777777777778: 14 0.77777777777778 = 18

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 14 divided by x gives a result of 18, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

14 x = 18

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 14 x x = 18 x
  2. 14 x x is equivalent to x x × 14 , which simplifies to 1 × 14 (or just 14 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 14 = 18 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 18: 14 18 = 18 x 18
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.77777777777778 = x (or x = 0.77777777777778 )

So, if the dividend is 14 and the quotient is 18, the divisor is 0.77777777777778.