What is x when 40 divided by x equals 44?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 40 and the quotient 44?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 40 ÷ 44 = 0.90909090909091

To prove this, let's compute 40 divided by 0.90909090909091: 40 0.90909090909091 = 44

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 40 divided by x gives a result of 44, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

40 x = 44

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 40 x x = 44 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 = 44 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 44: 40 44 = 44 x 44
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.90909090909091 = x (or x = 0.90909090909091 )

So, if the dividend is 40 and the quotient is 44, the divisor is 0.90909090909091.