What is x when 5 divided by x equals 44?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 5 and the quotient 44?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 5 ÷ 44 = 0.11363636363636

To prove this, let's compute 5 divided by 0.11363636363636: 5 0.11363636363636 = 44

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 5 divided by x gives a result of 44, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

5 x = 44

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 5 x x = 44 x
  2. 5 x x is equivalent to x x × 5 , which simplifies to 1 × 5 (or just 5 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 5 = 44 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 44: 5 44 = 44 x 44
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.11363636363636 = x (or x = 0.11363636363636 )

So, if the dividend is 5 and the quotient is 44, the divisor is 0.11363636363636.