What is x when 17 divided by x equals 54?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 17 and the quotient 54?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 17 ÷ 54 = 0.31481481481481

To prove this, let's compute 17 divided by 0.31481481481481: 17 0.31481481481481 = 54

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 17 divided by x gives a result of 54, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

17 x = 54

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 17 x x = 54 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 = 54 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 54: 17 54 = 54 x 54
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.31481481481481 = x (or x = 0.31481481481481 )

So, if the dividend is 17 and the quotient is 54, the divisor is 0.31481481481481.