What is x when 48 divided by x equals 54?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 48 and the quotient 54?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 48 ÷ 54 = 0.88888888888889

To prove this, let's compute 48 divided by 0.88888888888889: 48 0.88888888888889 = 54

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 48 divided by x gives a result of 54, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

48 x = 54

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 48 x x = 54 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 = 54 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 54: 48 54 = 54 x 54
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.88888888888889 = x (or x = 0.88888888888889 )

So, if the dividend is 48 and the quotient is 54, the divisor is 0.88888888888889.