What is x when 20 divided by x equals 26?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 20 and the quotient 26?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 20 ÷ 26 = 0.76923076923077

To prove this, let's compute 20 divided by 0.76923076923077: 20 0.76923076923077 = 26

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 20 divided by x gives a result of 26, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

20 x = 26

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 20 x x = 26 x
  2. 20 x x is equivalent to x x × 20 , which simplifies to 1 × 20 (or just 20 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 20 = 26 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 26: 20 26 = 26 x 26
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.76923076923077 = x (or x = 0.76923076923077 )

So, if the dividend is 20 and the quotient is 26, the divisor is 0.76923076923077.