What is x when 69 divided by x equals 2?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 69 and the quotient 2?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 69 ÷ 2 = 34.5
To prove this, let's compute 69 divided by 34.5:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 69 divided by x gives a result of 2, 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 2:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 69 and the quotient is 2, the divisor is 34.5.