What is x when 23 divided by x equals 66?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 23 and the quotient 66?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 23 ÷ 66 = 0.34848484848485

To prove this, let's compute 23 divided by 0.34848484848485: 23 0.34848484848485 = 66

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 23 divided by x gives a result of 66, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

23 x = 66

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 23 x x = 66 x
  2. 23 x x is equivalent to x x × 23 , which simplifies to 1 × 23 (or just 23 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 23 = 66 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 66: 23 66 = 66 x 66
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.34848484848485 = x (or x = 0.34848484848485 )

So, if the dividend is 23 and the quotient is 66, the divisor is 0.34848484848485.