What is x when 51 divided by x equals 52?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 51 and the quotient 52?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 51 ÷ 52 = 0.98076923076923

To prove this, let's compute 51 divided by 0.98076923076923: 51 0.98076923076923 = 52

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 51 divided by x gives a result of 52, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

51 x = 52

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 51 x x = 52 x
  2. 51 x x is equivalent to x x × 51 , which simplifies to 1 × 51 (or just 51 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 51 = 52 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 52: 51 52 = 52 x 52
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.98076923076923 = x (or x = 0.98076923076923 )

So, if the dividend is 51 and the quotient is 52, the divisor is 0.98076923076923.