What is x when 77 divided by x equals 27?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 77 and the quotient 27?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 77 ÷ 27 = 2.8518518518519

To prove this, let's compute 77 divided by 2.8518518518519: 77 2.8518518518519 = 27

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 77 divided by x gives a result of 27, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

77 x = 27

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 77 x x = 27 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 = 27 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 27: 77 27 = 27 x 27
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 2.8518518518519 = x (or x = 2.8518518518519 )

So, if the dividend is 77 and the quotient is 27, the divisor is 2.8518518518519.