What is x when 39 divided by x equals 19?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 39 and the quotient 19?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 39 ÷ 19 = 2.0526315789474

To prove this, let's compute 39 divided by 2.0526315789474: 39 2.0526315789474 = 19

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 39 divided by x gives a result of 19, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

39 x = 19

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 39 x x = 19 x
  2. 39 x x is equivalent to x x × 39 , which simplifies to 1 × 39 (or just 39 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 39 = 19 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 19: 39 19 = 19 x 19
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 2.0526315789474 = x (or x = 2.0526315789474 )

So, if the dividend is 39 and the quotient is 19, the divisor is 2.0526315789474.