What is x when 26 divided by x equals 84?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 26 and the quotient 84?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 26 ÷ 84 = 0.30952380952381

To prove this, let's compute 26 divided by 0.30952380952381: 26 0.30952380952381 = 84

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 26 divided by x gives a result of 84, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

26 x = 84

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 26 x x = 84 x
  2. 26 x x is equivalent to x x × 26 , which simplifies to 1 × 26 (or just 26 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 26 = 84 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 84: 26 84 = 84 x 84
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.30952380952381 = x (or x = 0.30952380952381 )

So, if the dividend is 26 and the quotient is 84, the divisor is 0.30952380952381.