What is x when 22 divided by x equals 58?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 22 and the quotient 58?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 22 ÷ 58 = 0.37931034482759
To prove this, let's compute 22 divided by 0.37931034482759:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 22 divided by x gives a result of 58, 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 58:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 22 and the quotient is 58, the divisor is 0.37931034482759.