What is x when 5 divided by x equals 7?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 5 and the quotient 7?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 5 ÷ 7 = 0.71428571428571

To prove this, let's compute 5 divided by 0.71428571428571: 5 0.71428571428571 = 7

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 5 divided by x gives a result of 7, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

5 x = 7

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 5 x x = 7 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 = 7 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 7: 5 7 = 7 x 7
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.71428571428571 = x (or x = 0.71428571428571 )

So, if the dividend is 5 and the quotient is 7, the divisor is 0.71428571428571.