What is x when 51 divided by x equals 61?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 51 and the quotient 61?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 51 ÷ 61 = 0.83606557377049
To prove this, let's compute 51 divided by 0.83606557377049:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 51 divided by x gives a result of 61, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 61:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 51 and the quotient is 61, the divisor is 0.83606557377049.