What is x when 77 divided by x equals 79?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 77 and the quotient 79?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 77 ÷ 79 = 0.9746835443038

To prove this, let's compute 77 divided by 0.9746835443038: 77 0.9746835443038 = 79

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 77 divided by x gives a result of 79, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

77 x = 79

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 77 x x = 79 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 = 79 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 79: 77 79 = 79 x 79
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.9746835443038 = x (or x = 0.9746835443038 )

So, if the dividend is 77 and the quotient is 79, the divisor is 0.9746835443038.