What is x when 55 divided by x equals 76?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 55 and the quotient 76?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 55 ÷ 76 = 0.72368421052632
To prove this, let's compute 55 divided by 0.72368421052632:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 55 divided by x gives a result of 76, 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 76:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 55 and the quotient is 76, the divisor is 0.72368421052632.