What is x when 41 divided by x equals 17?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 41 and the quotient 17?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 41 ÷ 17 = 2.4117647058824

To prove this, let's compute 41 divided by 2.4117647058824: 41 2.4117647058824 = 17

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 41 divided by x gives a result of 17, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

41 x = 17

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 41 x x = 17 x
  2. 41 x x is equivalent to x x × 41 , which simplifies to 1 × 41 (or just 41 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 41 = 17 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 17: 41 17 = 17 x 17
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 2.4117647058824 = x (or x = 2.4117647058824 )

So, if the dividend is 41 and the quotient is 17, the divisor is 2.4117647058824.