What is x when 71 divided by x equals 47?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 71 and the quotient 47?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 71 ÷ 47 = 1.5106382978723
To prove this, let's compute 71 divided by 1.5106382978723:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 71 divided by x gives a result of 47, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 47:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 71 and the quotient is 47, the divisor is 1.5106382978723.