What is x when 75 divided by x equals 76?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 75 and the quotient 76?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 75 ÷ 76 = 0.98684210526316

To prove this, let's compute 75 divided by 0.98684210526316: 75 0.98684210526316 = 76

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 75 divided by x gives a result of 76, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

75 x = 76

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 75 x x = 76 x
  2. 75 x x is equivalent to x x × 75 , which simplifies to 1 × 75 (or just 75 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 75 = 76 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 76: 75 76 = 76 x 76
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.98684210526316 = x (or x = 0.98684210526316 )

So, if the dividend is 75 and the quotient is 76, the divisor is 0.98684210526316.