What is x when 48 divided by x equals 57?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 48 and the quotient 57?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 48 ÷ 57 = 0.84210526315789

To prove this, let's compute 48 divided by 0.84210526315789: 48 0.84210526315789 = 57

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 48 divided by x gives a result of 57, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

48 x = 57

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 48 x x = 57 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 = 57 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 57: 48 57 = 57 x 57
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.84210526315789 = x (or x = 0.84210526315789 )

So, if the dividend is 48 and the quotient is 57, the divisor is 0.84210526315789.