What is x when 39 divided by x equals 43?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 39 and the quotient 43?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 39 ÷ 43 = 0.90697674418605

To prove this, let's compute 39 divided by 0.90697674418605: 39 0.90697674418605 = 43

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 39 divided by x gives a result of 43, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

39 x = 43

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 39 x x = 43 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 = 43 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 43: 39 43 = 43 x 43
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.90697674418605 = x (or x = 0.90697674418605 )

So, if the dividend is 39 and the quotient is 43, the divisor is 0.90697674418605.