What is x when 8 divided by x equals 71?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 8 and the quotient 71?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 8 ÷ 71 = 0.11267605633803

To prove this, let's compute 8 divided by 0.11267605633803: 8 0.11267605633803 = 71

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 8 divided by x gives a result of 71, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

8 x = 71

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 8 x x = 71 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 = 71 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 71: 8 71 = 71 x 71
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.11267605633803 = x (or x = 0.11267605633803 )

So, if the dividend is 8 and the quotient is 71, the divisor is 0.11267605633803.