What is x when 49 divided by x equals 63?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 49 and the quotient 63?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 49 ÷ 63 = 0.77777777777778
To prove this, let's compute 49 divided by 0.77777777777778:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 49 divided by x gives a result of 63, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 63:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 49 and the quotient is 63, the divisor is 0.77777777777778.