What is x when 15 divided by x equals 37?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 15 and the quotient 37?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 15 ÷ 37 = 0.40540540540541

To prove this, let's compute 15 divided by 0.40540540540541: 15 0.40540540540541 = 37

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 15 divided by x gives a result of 37, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

15 x = 37

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 15 x x = 37 x
  2. 15 x x is equivalent to x x × 15 , which simplifies to 1 × 15 (or just 15 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 15 = 37 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 37: 15 37 = 37 x 37
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.40540540540541 = x (or x = 0.40540540540541 )

So, if the dividend is 15 and the quotient is 37, the divisor is 0.40540540540541.