What is x when 18 divided by x equals 68?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 18 and the quotient 68?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 18 ÷ 68 = 0.26470588235294
To prove this, let's compute 18 divided by 0.26470588235294:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 18 divided by x gives a result of 68, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 68:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 18 and the quotient is 68, the divisor is 0.26470588235294.