What is x when 50 divided by x equals 14?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 50 and the quotient 14?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 50 ÷ 14 = 3.5714285714286

To prove this, let's compute 50 divided by 3.5714285714286: 50 3.5714285714286 = 14

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 50 divided by x gives a result of 14, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

50 x = 14

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 50 x x = 14 x
  2. 50 x x is equivalent to x x × 50 , which simplifies to 1 × 50 (or just 50 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 50 = 14 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 14: 50 14 = 14 x 14
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 3.5714285714286 = x (or x = 3.5714285714286 )

So, if the dividend is 50 and the quotient is 14, the divisor is 3.5714285714286.