What is x when 50 divided by x equals 17?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 50 and the quotient 17?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 50 ÷ 17 = 2.9411764705882

To prove this, let's compute 50 divided by 2.9411764705882: 50 2.9411764705882 = 17

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 50 divided by x gives a result of 17, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

50 x = 17

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 50 x x = 17 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 = 17 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 17: 50 17 = 17 x 17
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 2.9411764705882 = x (or x = 2.9411764705882 )

So, if the dividend is 50 and the quotient is 17, the divisor is 2.9411764705882.