What is x when 27 divided by x equals 65?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 27 and the quotient 65?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 27 ÷ 65 = 0.41538461538462

To prove this, let's compute 27 divided by 0.41538461538462: 27 0.41538461538462 = 65

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 27 divided by x gives a result of 65, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

27 x = 65

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 27 x x = 65 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 = 65 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 65: 27 65 = 65 x 65
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.41538461538462 = x (or x = 0.41538461538462 )

So, if the dividend is 27 and the quotient is 65, the divisor is 0.41538461538462.