What is x when 60 divided by x equals 36?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 60 and the quotient 36?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 60 ÷ 36 = 1.6666666666667
To prove this, let's compute 60 divided by 1.6666666666667:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 60 divided by x gives a result of 36, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 36:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 60 and the quotient is 36, the divisor is 1.6666666666667.