What is x when 20 divided by x equals 46?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 20 and the quotient 46?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 20 ÷ 46 = 0.43478260869565

To prove this, let's compute 20 divided by 0.43478260869565: 20 0.43478260869565 = 46

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 20 divided by x gives a result of 46, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

20 x = 46

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 20 x x = 46 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 = 46 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 46: 20 46 = 46 x 46
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.43478260869565 = x (or x = 0.43478260869565 )

So, if the dividend is 20 and the quotient is 46, the divisor is 0.43478260869565.