What is x when 7 divided by x equals 14?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 7 and the quotient 14?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 7 ÷ 14 = 0.5

To prove this, let's compute 7 divided by 0.5: 7 0.5 = 14

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 7 divided by x gives a result of 14, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

7 x = 14

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 7 x x = 14 x
  2. 7 x x is equivalent to x x × 7 , which simplifies to 1 × 7 (or just 7 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 7 = 14 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 14: 7 14 = 14 x 14
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.5 = x (or x = 0.5 )

So, if the dividend is 7 and the quotient is 14, the divisor is 0.5.