What is x when 48 divided by x equals 56?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 48 and the quotient 56?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 48 ÷ 56 = 0.85714285714286

To prove this, let's compute 48 divided by 0.85714285714286: 48 0.85714285714286 = 56

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 48 divided by x gives a result of 56, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

48 x = 56

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 48 x x = 56 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 = 56 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 56: 48 56 = 56 x 56
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.85714285714286 = x (or x = 0.85714285714286 )

So, if the dividend is 48 and the quotient is 56, the divisor is 0.85714285714286.