What is x when 77 divided by x equals 98?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 77 and the quotient 98?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 77 ÷ 98 = 0.78571428571429

To prove this, let's compute 77 divided by 0.78571428571429: 77 0.78571428571429 = 98

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 77 divided by x gives a result of 98, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

77 x = 98

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 77 x x = 98 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 = 98 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 98: 77 98 = 98 x 98
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.78571428571429 = x (or x = 0.78571428571429 )

So, if the dividend is 77 and the quotient is 98, the divisor is 0.78571428571429.