What is x when 42 divided by x equals 9?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 42 and the quotient 9?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 42 ÷ 9 = 4.6666666666667

To prove this, let's compute 42 divided by 4.6666666666667: 42 4.6666666666667 = 9

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 42 divided by x gives a result of 9, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

42 x = 9

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 42 x x = 9 x
  2. 42 x x is equivalent to x x × 42 , which simplifies to 1 × 42 (or just 42 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 42 = 9 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 9: 42 9 = 9 x 9
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 4.6666666666667 = x (or x = 4.6666666666667 )

So, if the dividend is 42 and the quotient is 9, the divisor is 4.6666666666667.