What is x when 51 divided by x equals 62?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 51 and the quotient 62?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 51 ÷ 62 = 0.82258064516129

To prove this, let's compute 51 divided by 0.82258064516129: 51 0.82258064516129 = 62

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 51 divided by x gives a result of 62, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

51 x = 62

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 51 x x = 62 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 = 62 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 62: 51 62 = 62 x 62
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.82258064516129 = x (or x = 0.82258064516129 )

So, if the dividend is 51 and the quotient is 62, the divisor is 0.82258064516129.