What is x when 48 divided by x equals 10?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 48 and the quotient 10?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 48 ÷ 10 = 4.8

To prove this, let's compute 48 divided by 4.8: 48 4.8 = 10

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 48 divided by x gives a result of 10, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

48 x = 10

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 48 x x = 10 x
  2. 48 x x is equivalent to x x × 48 , which simplifies to 1 × 48 (or just 48 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 48 = 10 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 10: 48 10 = 10 x 10
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 4.8 = x (or x = 4.8 )

So, if the dividend is 48 and the quotient is 10, the divisor is 4.8.