What is x when 20 divided by x equals 7?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 20 and the quotient 7?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 20 ÷ 7 = 2.8571428571429

To prove this, let's compute 20 divided by 2.8571428571429: 20 2.8571428571429 = 7

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 20 divided by x gives a result of 7, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

20 x = 7

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 20 x x = 7 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 = 7 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 7: 20 7 = 7 x 7
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 2.8571428571429 = x (or x = 2.8571428571429 )

So, if the dividend is 20 and the quotient is 7, the divisor is 2.8571428571429.