What is x when 7 divided by x equals 28?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 7 and the quotient 28?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 7 ÷ 28 = 0.25

To prove this, let's compute 7 divided by 0.25: 7 0.25 = 28

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 7 divided by x gives a result of 28, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

7 x = 28

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 7 x x = 28 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 = 28 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 28: 7 28 = 28 x 28
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.25 = x (or x = 0.25 )

So, if the dividend is 7 and the quotient is 28, the divisor is 0.25.