What is x when 53 divided by x equals 79?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 53 and the quotient 79?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 53 ÷ 79 = 0.67088607594937
To prove this, let's compute 53 divided by 0.67088607594937:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 53 divided by x gives a result of 79, 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 79:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 53 and the quotient is 79, the divisor is 0.67088607594937.