What is x when 21 divided by x equals 97?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 21 and the quotient 97?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 21 ÷ 97 = 0.21649484536082
To prove this, let's compute 21 divided by 0.21649484536082:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 21 divided by x gives a result of 97, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 97:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 21 and the quotient is 97, the divisor is 0.21649484536082.