What is x when 65 divided by x equals 16?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 65 and the quotient 16?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 65 ÷ 16 = 4.0625

To prove this, let's compute 65 divided by 4.0625: 65 4.0625 = 16

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 65 divided by x gives a result of 16, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

65 x = 16

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 65 x x = 16 x
  2. 65 x x is equivalent to x x × 65 , which simplifies to 1 × 65 (or just 65 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 65 = 16 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 16: 65 16 = 16 x 16
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 4.0625 = x (or x = 4.0625 )

So, if the dividend is 65 and the quotient is 16, the divisor is 4.0625.