What is x when 21 divided by x equals 98?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 21 and the quotient 98?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 21 ÷ 98 = 0.21428571428571

To prove this, let's compute 21 divided by 0.21428571428571: 21 0.21428571428571 = 98

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 21 divided by x gives a result of 98, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

21 x = 98

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 21 x x = 98 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 = 98 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 98: 21 98 = 98 x 98
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.21428571428571 = x (or x = 0.21428571428571 )

So, if the dividend is 21 and the quotient is 98, the divisor is 0.21428571428571.