What is x when 18 divided by x equals 57?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 18 and the quotient 57?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 18 ÷ 57 = 0.31578947368421

To prove this, let's compute 18 divided by 0.31578947368421: 18 0.31578947368421 = 57

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 18 divided by x gives a result of 57, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

18 x = 57

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 18 x x = 57 x
  2. 18 x x is equivalent to x x × 18 , which simplifies to 1 × 18 (or just 18 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 18 = 57 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 57: 18 57 = 57 x 57
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.31578947368421 = x (or x = 0.31578947368421 )

So, if the dividend is 18 and the quotient is 57, the divisor is 0.31578947368421.