What is x when 16 divided by x equals 84?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 16 and the quotient 84?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 16 ÷ 84 = 0.19047619047619

To prove this, let's compute 16 divided by 0.19047619047619: 16 0.19047619047619 = 84

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 16 divided by x gives a result of 84, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

16 x = 84

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 16 x x = 84 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 = 84 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 84: 16 84 = 84 x 84
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.19047619047619 = x (or x = 0.19047619047619 )

So, if the dividend is 16 and the quotient is 84, the divisor is 0.19047619047619.