What is x when 85 divided by x equals 23?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 85 and the quotient 23?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 85 ÷ 23 = 3.695652173913

To prove this, let's compute 85 divided by 3.695652173913: 85 3.695652173913 = 23

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 85 divided by x gives a result of 23, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

85 x = 23

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 85 x x = 23 x
  2. 85 x x is equivalent to x x × 85 , which simplifies to 1 × 85 (or just 85 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 85 = 23 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 23: 85 23 = 23 x 23
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 3.695652173913 = x (or x = 3.695652173913 )

So, if the dividend is 85 and the quotient is 23, the divisor is 3.695652173913.