What is x when 39 divided by x equals 47?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 39 and the quotient 47?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 39 ÷ 47 = 0.82978723404255
To prove this, let's compute 39 divided by 0.82978723404255:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 39 divided by x gives a result of 47, 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 47:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 39 and the quotient is 47, the divisor is 0.82978723404255.