What is x when 39 divided by x equals 60?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 39 and the quotient 60?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 39 ÷ 60 = 0.65

To prove this, let's compute 39 divided by 0.65: 39 0.65 = 60

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 39 divided by x gives a result of 60, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

39 x = 60

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 39 x x = 60 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 = 60 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 60: 39 60 = 60 x 60
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.65 = x (or x = 0.65 )

So, if the dividend is 39 and the quotient is 60, the divisor is 0.65.