What is x when 77 divided by x equals 24?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 77 and the quotient 24?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 77 ÷ 24 = 3.2083333333333

To prove this, let's compute 77 divided by 3.2083333333333: 77 3.2083333333333 = 24

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 77 divided by x gives a result of 24, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

77 x = 24

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 77 x x = 24 x
  2. 77 x x is equivalent to x x × 77 , which simplifies to 1 × 77 (or just 77 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 77 = 24 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 24: 77 24 = 24 x 24
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 3.2083333333333 = x (or x = 3.2083333333333 )

So, if the dividend is 77 and the quotient is 24, the divisor is 3.2083333333333.