What is x when 43 divided by x equals 23?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 43 and the quotient 23?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 43 ÷ 23 = 1.8695652173913

To prove this, let's compute 43 divided by 1.8695652173913: 43 1.8695652173913 = 23

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 43 divided by x gives a result of 23, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

43 x = 23

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 43 x x = 23 x
  2. 43 x x is equivalent to x x × 43 , which simplifies to 1 × 43 (or just 43 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 43 = 23 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 23: 43 23 = 23 x 23
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 1.8695652173913 = x (or x = 1.8695652173913 )

So, if the dividend is 43 and the quotient is 23, the divisor is 1.8695652173913.