What is x when 40 divided by x equals 27?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 40 and the quotient 27?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 40 ÷ 27 = 1.4814814814815

To prove this, let's compute 40 divided by 1.4814814814815: 40 1.4814814814815 = 27

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 40 divided by x gives a result of 27, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

40 x = 27

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 40 x x = 27 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 = 27 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 27: 40 27 = 27 x 27
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 1.4814814814815 = x (or x = 1.4814814814815 )

So, if the dividend is 40 and the quotient is 27, the divisor is 1.4814814814815.