What is x when 19 divided by x equals 48?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 19 and the quotient 48?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 19 ÷ 48 = 0.39583333333333
To prove this, let's compute 19 divided by 0.39583333333333:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 19 divided by x gives a result of 48, 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 48:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 19 and the quotient is 48, the divisor is 0.39583333333333.