What is x when 84 divided by x equals 52?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 84 and the quotient 52?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 84 ÷ 52 = 1.6153846153846
To prove this, let's compute 84 divided by 1.6153846153846:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 84 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 84 and the quotient is 52, the divisor is 1.6153846153846.