What is x when 8 divided by x equals 15?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 8 and the quotient 15?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 8 ÷ 15 = 0.53333333333333

To prove this, let's compute 8 divided by 0.53333333333333: 8 0.53333333333333 = 15

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 8 divided by x gives a result of 15, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

8 x = 15

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 8 x x = 15 x
  2. 8 x x is equivalent to x x × 8 , which simplifies to 1 × 8 (or just 8 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 8 = 15 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 15: 8 15 = 15 x 15
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.53333333333333 = x (or x = 0.53333333333333 )

So, if the dividend is 8 and the quotient is 15, the divisor is 0.53333333333333.