What is x when 79 divided by x equals 35?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 79 and the quotient 35?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 79 ÷ 35 = 2.2571428571429
To prove this, let's compute 79 divided by 2.2571428571429:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 79 divided by x gives a result of 35, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 35:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 79 and the quotient is 35, the divisor is 2.2571428571429.