What is x when 56 divided by x equals 82?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 56 and the quotient 82?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 56 ÷ 82 = 0.68292682926829

To prove this, let's compute 56 divided by 0.68292682926829: 56 0.68292682926829 = 82

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 56 divided by x gives a result of 82, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

56 x = 82

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 56 x x = 82 x
  2. 56 x x is equivalent to x x × 56 , which simplifies to 1 × 56 (or just 56 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 56 = 82 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 82: 56 82 = 82 x 82
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.68292682926829 = x (or x = 0.68292682926829 )

So, if the dividend is 56 and the quotient is 82, the divisor is 0.68292682926829.