What is x when 40 divided by x equals 68?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 40 and the quotient 68?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 40 ÷ 68 = 0.58823529411765
To prove this, let's compute 40 divided by 0.58823529411765:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 40 divided by x gives a result of 68, 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 68:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 40 and the quotient is 68, the divisor is 0.58823529411765.