What is x when 7 divided by x equals 18?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 7 and the quotient 18?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 7 ÷ 18 = 0.38888888888889

To prove this, let's compute 7 divided by 0.38888888888889: 7 0.38888888888889 = 18

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 7 divided by x gives a result of 18, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

7 x = 18

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 7 x x = 18 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 = 18 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 18: 7 18 = 18 x 18
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.38888888888889 = x (or x = 0.38888888888889 )

So, if the dividend is 7 and the quotient is 18, the divisor is 0.38888888888889.