What is x when 76 divided by x equals 78?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 76 and the quotient 78?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 76 ÷ 78 = 0.97435897435897

To prove this, let's compute 76 divided by 0.97435897435897: 76 0.97435897435897 = 78

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 76 divided by x gives a result of 78, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

76 x = 78

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 76 x x = 78 x
  2. 76 x x is equivalent to x x × 76 , which simplifies to 1 × 76 (or just 76 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 76 = 78 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 78: 76 78 = 78 x 78
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.97435897435897 = x (or x = 0.97435897435897 )

So, if the dividend is 76 and the quotient is 78, the divisor is 0.97435897435897.