What is x when 14 divided by x equals 42?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 14 and the quotient 42?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 14 ÷ 42 = 0.33333333333333

To prove this, let's compute 14 divided by 0.33333333333333: 14 0.33333333333333 = 42

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 14 divided by x gives a result of 42, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

14 x = 42

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 14 x x = 42 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 = 42 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 42: 14 42 = 42 x 42
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.33333333333333 = x (or x = 0.33333333333333 )

So, if the dividend is 14 and the quotient is 42, the divisor is 0.33333333333333.