What is x when 77 divided by x equals 8?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 77 and the quotient 8?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 77 ÷ 8 = 9.625

To prove this, let's compute 77 divided by 9.625: 77 9.625 = 8

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 77 divided by x gives a result of 8, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

77 x = 8

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 77 x x = 8 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 = 8 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 8: 77 8 = 8 x 8
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 9.625 = x (or x = 9.625 )

So, if the dividend is 77 and the quotient is 8, the divisor is 9.625.