What is x when 27 divided by x equals 37?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 27 and the quotient 37?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 27 ÷ 37 = 0.72972972972973

To prove this, let's compute 27 divided by 0.72972972972973: 27 0.72972972972973 = 37

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 27 divided by x gives a result of 37, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

27 x = 37

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 27 x x = 37 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 = 37 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 37: 27 37 = 37 x 37
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.72972972972973 = x (or x = 0.72972972972973 )

So, if the dividend is 27 and the quotient is 37, the divisor is 0.72972972972973.