What is x when 60 divided by x equals 20?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 60 and the quotient 20?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 60 ÷ 20 = 3

To prove this, let's compute 60 divided by 3: 60 3 = 20

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 60 divided by x gives a result of 20, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

60 x = 20

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 60 x x = 20 x
  2. 60 x x is equivalent to x x × 60 , which simplifies to 1 × 60 (or just 60 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 60 = 20 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 20: 60 20 = 20 x 20
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 3 = x (or x = 3 )

So, if the dividend is 60 and the quotient is 20, the divisor is 3.