What is x when 7 divided by x equals 24?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 7 and the quotient 24?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 7 ÷ 24 = 0.29166666666667

To prove this, let's compute 7 divided by 0.29166666666667: 7 0.29166666666667 = 24

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 7 divided by x gives a result of 24, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

7 x = 24

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 7 x x = 24 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 = 24 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 24: 7 24 = 24 x 24
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.29166666666667 = x (or x = 0.29166666666667 )

So, if the dividend is 7 and the quotient is 24, the divisor is 0.29166666666667.