What is x when 40 divided by x equals 43?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 40 and the quotient 43?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 40 ÷ 43 = 0.93023255813953

To prove this, let's compute 40 divided by 0.93023255813953: 40 0.93023255813953 = 43

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 40 divided by x gives a result of 43, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

40 x = 43

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 40 x x = 43 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 = 43 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 43: 40 43 = 43 x 43
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.93023255813953 = x (or x = 0.93023255813953 )

So, if the dividend is 40 and the quotient is 43, the divisor is 0.93023255813953.