What is x when 81 divided by x equals 69?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 81 and the quotient 69?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 81 ÷ 69 = 1.1739130434783
To prove this, let's compute 81 divided by 1.1739130434783:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 81 divided by x gives a result of 69, is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- Multiply both sides by x:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus, the equation becomes:
- To find x, divide both sides by 69:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 81 and the quotient is 69, the divisor is 1.1739130434783.