What is x when 17 divided by x equals 80?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 17 and the quotient 80?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 17 ÷ 80 = 0.2125

To prove this, let's compute 17 divided by 0.2125: 17 0.2125 = 80

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 17 divided by x gives a result of 80, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

17 x = 80

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 17 x x = 80 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 = 80 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 80: 17 80 = 80 x 80
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.2125 = x (or x = 0.2125 )

So, if the dividend is 17 and the quotient is 80, the divisor is 0.2125.