What is x when 37 divided by x equals 18?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 37 and the quotient 18?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 37 ÷ 18 = 2.0555555555556

To prove this, let's compute 37 divided by 2.0555555555556: 37 2.0555555555556 = 18

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 37 divided by x gives a result of 18, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

37 x = 18

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 37 x x = 18 x
  2. 37 x x is equivalent to x x × 37 , which simplifies to 1 × 37 (or just 37 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 37 = 18 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 18: 37 18 = 18 x 18
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 2.0555555555556 = x (or x = 2.0555555555556 )

So, if the dividend is 37 and the quotient is 18, the divisor is 2.0555555555556.