What is x when 28 divided by x equals 84?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 28 and the quotient 84?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 28 ÷ 84 = 0.33333333333333

To prove this, let's compute 28 divided by 0.33333333333333: 28 0.33333333333333 = 84

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 28 divided by x gives a result of 84, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

28 x = 84

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 28 x x = 84 x
  2. 28 x x is equivalent to x x × 28 , which simplifies to 1 × 28 (or just 28 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 28 = 84 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 84: 28 84 = 84 x 84
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.33333333333333 = x (or x = 0.33333333333333 )

So, if the dividend is 28 and the quotient is 84, the divisor is 0.33333333333333.