What is x when 82 divided by x equals 52?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 82 and the quotient 52?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 82 ÷ 52 = 1.5769230769231
To prove this, let's compute 82 divided by 1.5769230769231:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 82 divided by x gives a result of 52, 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 52:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 82 and the quotient is 52, the divisor is 1.5769230769231.