What is x when 79 divided by x equals 37?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 79 and the quotient 37?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 79 ÷ 37 = 2.1351351351351

To prove this, let's compute 79 divided by 2.1351351351351: 79 2.1351351351351 = 37

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 79 divided by x gives a result of 37, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

79 x = 37

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 79 x x = 37 x
  2. 79 x x is equivalent to x x × 79 , which simplifies to 1 × 79 (or just 79 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 79 = 37 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 37: 79 37 = 37 x 37
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 2.1351351351351 = x (or x = 2.1351351351351 )

So, if the dividend is 79 and the quotient is 37, the divisor is 2.1351351351351.