What is x when 29 divided by x equals 21?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 29 and the quotient 21?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 29 ÷ 21 = 1.3809523809524

To prove this, let's compute 29 divided by 1.3809523809524: 29 1.3809523809524 = 21

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 29 divided by x gives a result of 21, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

29 x = 21

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 29 x x = 21 x
  2. 29 x x is equivalent to x x × 29 , which simplifies to 1 × 29 (or just 29 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 29 = 21 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 21: 29 21 = 21 x 21
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 1.3809523809524 = x (or x = 1.3809523809524 )

So, if the dividend is 29 and the quotient is 21, the divisor is 1.3809523809524.