What is x when 20 divided by x equals 49?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 20 and the quotient 49?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 20 ÷ 49 = 0.40816326530612

To prove this, let's compute 20 divided by 0.40816326530612: 20 0.40816326530612 = 49

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 20 divided by x gives a result of 49, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

20 x = 49

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 20 x x = 49 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 = 49 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 49: 20 49 = 49 x 49
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.40816326530612 = x (or x = 0.40816326530612 )

So, if the dividend is 20 and the quotient is 49, the divisor is 0.40816326530612.