What is x when 94 divided by x equals 57?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 94 and the quotient 57?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 94 ÷ 57 = 1.6491228070175
To prove this, let's compute 94 divided by 1.6491228070175:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 94 divided by x gives a result of 57, 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 57:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 94 and the quotient is 57, the divisor is 1.6491228070175.