What is x when 29 divided by x equals 3?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 29 and the quotient 3?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 29 ÷ 3 = 9.6666666666667
To prove this, let's compute 29 divided by 9.6666666666667:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 29 divided by x gives a result of 3, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 3:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 29 and the quotient is 3, the divisor is 9.6666666666667.