What is x when 6 divided by x equals 16?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 6 and the quotient 16?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 6 ÷ 16 = 0.375

To prove this, let's compute 6 divided by 0.375: 6 0.375 = 16

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 6 divided by x gives a result of 16, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

6 x = 16

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 6 x x = 16 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 = 16 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 16: 6 16 = 16 x 16
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.375 = x (or x = 0.375 )

So, if the dividend is 6 and the quotient is 16, the divisor is 0.375.