What is x when 9 divided by x equals 55?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 9 and the quotient 55?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 9 ÷ 55 = 0.16363636363636

To prove this, let's compute 9 divided by 0.16363636363636: 9 0.16363636363636 = 55

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 9 divided by x gives a result of 55, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

9 x = 55

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 9 x x = 55 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 = 55 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 55: 9 55 = 55 x 55
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.16363636363636 = x (or x = 0.16363636363636 )

So, if the dividend is 9 and the quotient is 55, the divisor is 0.16363636363636.