What is x when 5 divided by x equals 45?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 5 and the quotient 45?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 5 ÷ 45 = 0.11111111111111

To prove this, let's compute 5 divided by 0.11111111111111: 5 0.11111111111111 = 45

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 5 divided by x gives a result of 45, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

5 x = 45

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 5 x x = 45 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 = 45 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 45: 5 45 = 45 x 45
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.11111111111111 = x (or x = 0.11111111111111 )

So, if the dividend is 5 and the quotient is 45, the divisor is 0.11111111111111.