What is x when 34 divided by x equals 84?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 34 and the quotient 84?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 34 ÷ 84 = 0.4047619047619

To prove this, let's compute 34 divided by 0.4047619047619: 34 0.4047619047619 = 84

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 34 divided by x gives a result of 84, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

34 x = 84

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 34 x x = 84 x
  2. 34 x x is equivalent to x x × 34 , which simplifies to 1 × 34 (or just 34 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 34 = 84 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 84: 34 84 = 84 x 84
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.4047619047619 = x (or x = 0.4047619047619 )

So, if the dividend is 34 and the quotient is 84, the divisor is 0.4047619047619.