What is x when 7 divided by x equals 55?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 7 and the quotient 55?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 7 ÷ 55 = 0.12727272727273

To prove this, let's compute 7 divided by 0.12727272727273: 7 0.12727272727273 = 55

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 7 divided by x gives a result of 55, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

7 x = 55

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 7 x x = 55 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 = 55 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 55: 7 55 = 55 x 55
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.12727272727273 = x (or x = 0.12727272727273 )

So, if the dividend is 7 and the quotient is 55, the divisor is 0.12727272727273.