What is x when 79 divided by x equals 61?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 79 and the quotient 61?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 79 ÷ 61 = 1.2950819672131
To prove this, let's compute 79 divided by 1.2950819672131:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 79 divided by x gives a result of 61, 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 61:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 79 and the quotient is 61, the divisor is 1.2950819672131.