What is x when 27 divided by x equals 60?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 27 and the quotient 60?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 27 ÷ 60 = 0.45

To prove this, let's compute 27 divided by 0.45: 27 0.45 = 60

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 27 divided by x gives a result of 60, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

27 x = 60

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 27 x x = 60 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 = 60 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 60: 27 60 = 60 x 60
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.45 = x (or x = 0.45 )

So, if the dividend is 27 and the quotient is 60, the divisor is 0.45.