What is x when 9 divided by x equals 26?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 9 and the quotient 26?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 9 ÷ 26 = 0.34615384615385

To prove this, let's compute 9 divided by 0.34615384615385: 9 0.34615384615385 = 26

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 9 divided by x gives a result of 26, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

9 x = 26

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 9 x x = 26 x
  2. 9 x x is equivalent to x x × 9 , which simplifies to 1 × 9 (or just 9 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 9 = 26 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 26: 9 26 = 26 x 26
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.34615384615385 = x (or x = 0.34615384615385 )

So, if the dividend is 9 and the quotient is 26, the divisor is 0.34615384615385.