What is x when 84 divided by x equals 18?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 84 and the quotient 18?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 84 ÷ 18 = 4.6666666666667

To prove this, let's compute 84 divided by 4.6666666666667: 84 4.6666666666667 = 18

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 84 divided by x gives a result of 18, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

84 x = 18

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 84 x x = 18 x
  2. 84 x x is equivalent to x x × 84 , which simplifies to 1 × 84 (or just 84 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 84 = 18 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 18: 84 18 = 18 x 18
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 4.6666666666667 = x (or x = 4.6666666666667 )

So, if the dividend is 84 and the quotient is 18, the divisor is 4.6666666666667.