What is x when 55 divided by x equals 62?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 55 and the quotient 62?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 55 ÷ 62 = 0.88709677419355

To prove this, let's compute 55 divided by 0.88709677419355: 55 0.88709677419355 = 62

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 55 divided by x gives a result of 62, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

55 x = 62

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 55 x x = 62 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 = 62 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 62: 55 62 = 62 x 62
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.88709677419355 = x (or x = 0.88709677419355 )

So, if the dividend is 55 and the quotient is 62, the divisor is 0.88709677419355.