What is x when 25 divided by x equals 88?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 25 and the quotient 88?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 25 ÷ 88 = 0.28409090909091
To prove this, let's compute 25 divided by 0.28409090909091:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 25 divided by x gives a result of 88, 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 88:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 25 and the quotient is 88, the divisor is 0.28409090909091.