What is x when 35 divided by x equals 97?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 35 and the quotient 97?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 35 ÷ 97 = 0.36082474226804
To prove this, let's compute 35 divided by 0.36082474226804:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 35 divided by x gives a result of 97, 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 97:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 35 and the quotient is 97, the divisor is 0.36082474226804.