What is x when 40 divided by x equals 22?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 40 and the quotient 22?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 40 ÷ 22 = 1.8181818181818

To prove this, let's compute 40 divided by 1.8181818181818: 40 1.8181818181818 = 22

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 40 divided by x gives a result of 22, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

40 x = 22

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 40 x x = 22 x
  2. 40 x x is equivalent to x x × 40 , which simplifies to 1 × 40 (or just 40 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 40 = 22 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 22: 40 22 = 22 x 22
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 1.8181818181818 = x (or x = 1.8181818181818 )

So, if the dividend is 40 and the quotient is 22, the divisor is 1.8181818181818.