What is x when 22 divided by x equals 61?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 22 and the quotient 61?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 22 ÷ 61 = 0.36065573770492
To prove this, let's compute 22 divided by 0.36065573770492:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 22 divided by x gives a result of 61, 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 61:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 22 and the quotient is 61, the divisor is 0.36065573770492.