What is x when 77 divided by x equals 80?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 77 and the quotient 80?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 77 ÷ 80 = 0.9625

To prove this, let's compute 77 divided by 0.9625: 77 0.9625 = 80

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 77 divided by x gives a result of 80, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

77 x = 80

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 77 x x = 80 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 = 80 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 80: 77 80 = 80 x 80
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.9625 = x (or x = 0.9625 )

So, if the dividend is 77 and the quotient is 80, the divisor is 0.9625.