What is x when 67 divided by x equals 85?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 67 and the quotient 85?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 67 ÷ 85 = 0.78823529411765

To prove this, let's compute 67 divided by 0.78823529411765: 67 0.78823529411765 = 85

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 67 divided by x gives a result of 85, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

67 x = 85

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 67 x x = 85 x
  2. 67 x x is equivalent to x x × 67 , which simplifies to 1 × 67 (or just 67 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 67 = 85 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 85: 67 85 = 85 x 85
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.78823529411765 = x (or x = 0.78823529411765 )

So, if the dividend is 67 and the quotient is 85, the divisor is 0.78823529411765.