What is x when 96 divided by x equals 20?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 96 and the quotient 20?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 96 ÷ 20 = 4.8

To prove this, let's compute 96 divided by 4.8: 96 4.8 = 20

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 96 divided by x gives a result of 20, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

96 x = 20

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 96 x x = 20 x
  2. 96 x x is equivalent to x x × 96 , which simplifies to 1 × 96 (or just 96 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 96 = 20 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 20: 96 20 = 20 x 20
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 4.8 = x (or x = 4.8 )

So, if the dividend is 96 and the quotient is 20, the divisor is 4.8.