What is x when 17 divided by x equals 86?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 17 and the quotient 86?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 17 ÷ 86 = 0.19767441860465

To prove this, let's compute 17 divided by 0.19767441860465: 17 0.19767441860465 = 86

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 17 divided by x gives a result of 86, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

17 x = 86

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 17 x x = 86 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 = 86 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 86: 17 86 = 86 x 86
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.19767441860465 = x (or x = 0.19767441860465 )

So, if the dividend is 17 and the quotient is 86, the divisor is 0.19767441860465.