What is x when 77 divided by x equals 76?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 77 and the quotient 76?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 77 ÷ 76 = 1.0131578947368

To prove this, let's compute 77 divided by 1.0131578947368: 77 1.0131578947368 = 76

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 77 divided by x gives a result of 76, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

77 x = 76

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 77 x x = 76 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 = 76 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 76: 77 76 = 76 x 76
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 1.0131578947368 = x (or x = 1.0131578947368 )

So, if the dividend is 77 and the quotient is 76, the divisor is 1.0131578947368.