What is x when 77 divided by x equals 57?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 77 and the quotient 57?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 77 ÷ 57 = 1.3508771929825

To prove this, let's compute 77 divided by 1.3508771929825: 77 1.3508771929825 = 57

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 77 divided by x gives a result of 57, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

77 x = 57

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 77 x x = 57 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 = 57 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 57: 77 57 = 57 x 57
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 1.3508771929825 = x (or x = 1.3508771929825 )

So, if the dividend is 77 and the quotient is 57, the divisor is 1.3508771929825.