What is x when 21 divided by x equals 37?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 21 and the quotient 37?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 21 ÷ 37 = 0.56756756756757

To prove this, let's compute 21 divided by 0.56756756756757: 21 0.56756756756757 = 37

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 21 divided by x gives a result of 37, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

21 x = 37

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 21 x x = 37 x
  2. 21 x x is equivalent to x x × 21 , which simplifies to 1 × 21 (or just 21 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 21 = 37 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 37: 21 37 = 37 x 37
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.56756756756757 = x (or x = 0.56756756756757 )

So, if the dividend is 21 and the quotient is 37, the divisor is 0.56756756756757.