What is x when 79 divided by x equals 99?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 79 and the quotient 99?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 79 ÷ 99 = 0.7979797979798

To prove this, let's compute 79 divided by 0.7979797979798: 79 0.7979797979798 = 99

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 79 divided by x gives a result of 99, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

79 x = 99

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 79 x x = 99 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 = 99 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 99: 79 99 = 99 x 99
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.7979797979798 = x (or x = 0.7979797979798 )

So, if the dividend is 79 and the quotient is 99, the divisor is 0.7979797979798.