What is x when 50 divided by x equals 15?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 50 and the quotient 15?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 50 ÷ 15 = 3.3333333333333

To prove this, let's compute 50 divided by 3.3333333333333: 50 3.3333333333333 = 15

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 50 divided by x gives a result of 15, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

50 x = 15

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 50 x x = 15 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 = 15 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 15: 50 15 = 15 x 15
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 3.3333333333333 = x (or x = 3.3333333333333 )

So, if the dividend is 50 and the quotient is 15, the divisor is 3.3333333333333.