What is x when 17 divided by x equals 23?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 17 and the quotient 23?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 17 ÷ 23 = 0.73913043478261

To prove this, let's compute 17 divided by 0.73913043478261: 17 0.73913043478261 = 23

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 17 divided by x gives a result of 23, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

17 x = 23

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 17 x x = 23 x
  2. 17 x x is equivalent to x x × 17 , which simplifies to 1 × 17 (or just 17 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 17 = 23 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 23: 17 23 = 23 x 23
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.73913043478261 = x (or x = 0.73913043478261 )

So, if the dividend is 17 and the quotient is 23, the divisor is 0.73913043478261.