What is x when 79 divided by x equals 81?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 79 and the quotient 81?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 79 ÷ 81 = 0.97530864197531

To prove this, let's compute 79 divided by 0.97530864197531: 79 0.97530864197531 = 81

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 79 divided by x gives a result of 81, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

79 x = 81

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 79 x x = 81 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 = 81 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 81: 79 81 = 81 x 81
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.97530864197531 = x (or x = 0.97530864197531 )

So, if the dividend is 79 and the quotient is 81, the divisor is 0.97530864197531.