What is x when 80 divided by x equals 8?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 80 and the quotient 8?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 80 ÷ 8 = 10

To prove this, let's compute 80 divided by 10: 80 10 = 8

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 80 divided by x gives a result of 8, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

80 x = 8

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 80 x x = 8 x
  2. 80 x x is equivalent to x x × 80 , which simplifies to 1 × 80 (or just 80 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 80 = 8 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 8: 80 8 = 8 x 8
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 10 = x (or x = 10 )

So, if the dividend is 80 and the quotient is 8, the divisor is 10.