What is x when 53 divided by x equals 77?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 53 and the quotient 77?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 53 ÷ 77 = 0.68831168831169

To prove this, let's compute 53 divided by 0.68831168831169: 53 0.68831168831169 = 77

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 53 divided by x gives a result of 77, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

53 x = 77

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 53 x x = 77 x
  2. 53 x x is equivalent to x x × 53 , which simplifies to 1 × 53 (or just 53 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 53 = 77 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 77: 53 77 = 77 x 77
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.68831168831169 = x (or x = 0.68831168831169 )

So, if the dividend is 53 and the quotient is 77, the divisor is 0.68831168831169.