What is x when 65 divided by x equals 66?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 65 and the quotient 66?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 65 ÷ 66 = 0.98484848484848
To prove this, let's compute 65 divided by 0.98484848484848:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 65 divided by x gives a result of 66, 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 66:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 65 and the quotient is 66, the divisor is 0.98484848484848.