What is x when 87 divided by x equals 89?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 87 and the quotient 89?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 87 ÷ 89 = 0.97752808988764
To prove this, let's compute 87 divided by 0.97752808988764:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 87 divided by x gives a result of 89, 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 89:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 87 and the quotient is 89, the divisor is 0.97752808988764.