What is x when 6 divided by x equals 14?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 6 and the quotient 14?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 6 ÷ 14 = 0.42857142857143

To prove this, let's compute 6 divided by 0.42857142857143: 6 0.42857142857143 = 14

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 6 divided by x gives a result of 14, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

6 x = 14

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 6 x x = 14 x
  2. 6 x x is equivalent to x x × 6 , which simplifies to 1 × 6 (or just 6 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 6 = 14 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 14: 6 14 = 14 x 14
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.42857142857143 = x (or x = 0.42857142857143 )

So, if the dividend is 6 and the quotient is 14, the divisor is 0.42857142857143.