What is x when 16 divided by x equals 39?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 16 and the quotient 39?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 16 ÷ 39 = 0.41025641025641

To prove this, let's compute 16 divided by 0.41025641025641: 16 0.41025641025641 = 39

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 16 divided by x gives a result of 39, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

16 x = 39

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 16 x x = 39 x
  2. 16 x x is equivalent to x x × 16 , which simplifies to 1 × 16 (or just 16 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 16 = 39 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 39: 16 39 = 39 x 39
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.41025641025641 = x (or x = 0.41025641025641 )

So, if the dividend is 16 and the quotient is 39, the divisor is 0.41025641025641.