What is x when 27 divided by x equals 17?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 27 and the quotient 17?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 27 ÷ 17 = 1.5882352941176

To prove this, let's compute 27 divided by 1.5882352941176: 27 1.5882352941176 = 17

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 27 divided by x gives a result of 17, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

27 x = 17

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 27 x x = 17 x
  2. 27 x x is equivalent to x x × 27 , which simplifies to 1 × 27 (or just 27 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 27 = 17 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 17: 27 17 = 17 x 17
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 1.5882352941176 = x (or x = 1.5882352941176 )

So, if the dividend is 27 and the quotient is 17, the divisor is 1.5882352941176.