What is x when 5 divided by x equals 50?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 5 and the quotient 50?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 5 ÷ 50 = 0.1

To prove this, let's compute 5 divided by 0.1: 5 0.1 = 50

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 5 divided by x gives a result of 50, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

5 x = 50

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 5 x x = 50 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 = 50 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 50: 5 50 = 50 x 50
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.1 = x (or x = 0.1 )

So, if the dividend is 5 and the quotient is 50, the divisor is 0.1.