What is x when 9 divided by x equals 31?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 9 and the quotient 31?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 9 ÷ 31 = 0.29032258064516
To prove this, let's compute 9 divided by 0.29032258064516:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 9 divided by x gives a result of 31, 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 31:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 9 and the quotient is 31, the divisor is 0.29032258064516.