What is x when 78 divided by x equals 5?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 78 and the quotient 5?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 78 ÷ 5 = 15.6

To prove this, let's compute 78 divided by 15.6: 78 15.6 = 5

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 78 divided by x gives a result of 5, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

78 x = 5

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 78 x x = 5 x
  2. 78 x x is equivalent to x x × 78 , which simplifies to 1 × 78 (or just 78 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 78 = 5 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 5: 78 5 = 5 x 5
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 15.6 = x (or x = 15.6 )

So, if the dividend is 78 and the quotient is 5, the divisor is 15.6.