What is x when 61 divided by x equals 85?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 61 and the quotient 85?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 61 ÷ 85 = 0.71764705882353

To prove this, let's compute 61 divided by 0.71764705882353: 61 0.71764705882353 = 85

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 61 divided by x gives a result of 85, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

61 x = 85

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 61 x x = 85 x
  2. 61 x x is equivalent to x x × 61 , which simplifies to 1 × 61 (or just 61 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 61 = 85 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 85: 61 85 = 85 x 85
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.71764705882353 = x (or x = 0.71764705882353 )

So, if the dividend is 61 and the quotient is 85, the divisor is 0.71764705882353.