What is x when 57 divided by x equals 14?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 57 and the quotient 14?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 57 ÷ 14 = 4.0714285714286

To prove this, let's compute 57 divided by 4.0714285714286: 57 4.0714285714286 = 14

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 57 divided by x gives a result of 14, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

57 x = 14

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 57 x x = 14 x
  2. 57 x x is equivalent to x x × 57 , which simplifies to 1 × 57 (or just 57 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 57 = 14 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 14: 57 14 = 14 x 14
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 4.0714285714286 = x (or x = 4.0714285714286 )

So, if the dividend is 57 and the quotient is 14, the divisor is 4.0714285714286.