What is x when 85 divided by x equals 77?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 85 and the quotient 77?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 85 ÷ 77 = 1.1038961038961
To prove this, let's compute 85 divided by 1.1038961038961:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 85 divided by x gives a result of 77, 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 77:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 85 and the quotient is 77, the divisor is 1.1038961038961.