What is x when 39 divided by x equals 53?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 39 and the quotient 53?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 39 ÷ 53 = 0.73584905660377

To prove this, let's compute 39 divided by 0.73584905660377: 39 0.73584905660377 = 53

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 39 divided by x gives a result of 53, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

39 x = 53

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 39 x x = 53 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 = 53 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 53: 39 53 = 53 x 53
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.73584905660377 = x (or x = 0.73584905660377 )

So, if the dividend is 39 and the quotient is 53, the divisor is 0.73584905660377.