What is x when 84 divided by x equals 37?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 84 and the quotient 37?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 84 ÷ 37 = 2.2702702702703

To prove this, let's compute 84 divided by 2.2702702702703: 84 2.2702702702703 = 37

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 84 divided by x gives a result of 37, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

84 x = 37

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 84 x x = 37 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 = 37 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 37: 84 37 = 37 x 37
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 2.2702702702703 = x (or x = 2.2702702702703 )

So, if the dividend is 84 and the quotient is 37, the divisor is 2.2702702702703.