What is x when 55 divided by x equals 17?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 55 and the quotient 17?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 55 ÷ 17 = 3.2352941176471

To prove this, let's compute 55 divided by 3.2352941176471: 55 3.2352941176471 = 17

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 55 divided by x gives a result of 17, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

55 x = 17

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 55 x x = 17 x
  2. 55 x x is equivalent to x x × 55 , which simplifies to 1 × 55 (or just 55 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 55 = 17 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 17: 55 17 = 17 x 17
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 3.2352941176471 = x (or x = 3.2352941176471 )

So, if the dividend is 55 and the quotient is 17, the divisor is 3.2352941176471.