What is x when 39 divided by x equals 98?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 39 and the quotient 98?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 39 ÷ 98 = 0.39795918367347
To prove this, let's compute 39 divided by 0.39795918367347:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 39 divided by x gives a result of 98, 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 98:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 39 and the quotient is 98, the divisor is 0.39795918367347.