What is x when 67 divided by x equals 84?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 67 and the quotient 84?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 67 ÷ 84 = 0.79761904761905
To prove this, let's compute 67 divided by 0.79761904761905:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 67 divided by x gives a result of 84, 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 84:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 67 and the quotient is 84, the divisor is 0.79761904761905.