What is x when 82 divided by x equals 84?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 82 and the quotient 84?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 82 ÷ 84 = 0.97619047619048

To prove this, let's compute 82 divided by 0.97619047619048: 82 0.97619047619048 = 84

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 82 divided by x gives a result of 84, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

82 x = 84

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 82 x x = 84 x
  2. 82 x x is equivalent to x x × 82 , which simplifies to 1 × 82 (or just 82 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 82 = 84 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 84: 82 84 = 84 x 84
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.97619047619048 = x (or x = 0.97619047619048 )

So, if the dividend is 82 and the quotient is 84, the divisor is 0.97619047619048.