What is x when 14 divided by x equals 80?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 14 and the quotient 80?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 14 ÷ 80 = 0.175

To prove this, let's compute 14 divided by 0.175: 14 0.175 = 80

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 14 divided by x gives a result of 80, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

14 x = 80

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 14 x x = 80 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 = 80 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 80: 14 80 = 80 x 80
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.175 = x (or x = 0.175 )

So, if the dividend is 14 and the quotient is 80, the divisor is 0.175.