What is x when 39 divided by x equals 61?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 39 and the quotient 61?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 39 ÷ 61 = 0.63934426229508

To prove this, let's compute 39 divided by 0.63934426229508: 39 0.63934426229508 = 61

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 39 divided by x gives a result of 61, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

39 x = 61

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 39 x x = 61 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 = 61 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 61: 39 61 = 61 x 61
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.63934426229508 = x (or x = 0.63934426229508 )

So, if the dividend is 39 and the quotient is 61, the divisor is 0.63934426229508.