What is x when 96 divided by x equals 27?
In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 96 and the quotient 27?
To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 96 ÷ 27 = 3.5555555555556
To prove this, let's compute 96 divided by 3.5555555555556:
How does it work?
Asking what the value of x could be when 96 divided by x gives a result of 27, 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 27:
- Which gives, after simplification: (or )
So, if the dividend is 96 and the quotient is 27, the divisor is 3.5555555555556.