What is x when 96 divided by x equals 98?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 96 and the quotient 98?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 96 ÷ 98 = 0.97959183673469

To prove this, let's compute 96 divided by 0.97959183673469: 96 0.97959183673469 = 98

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 96 divided by x gives a result of 98, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

96 x = 98

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 96 x x = 98 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 = 98 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 98: 96 98 = 98 x 98
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.97959183673469 = x (or x = 0.97959183673469 )

So, if the dividend is 96 and the quotient is 98, the divisor is 0.97959183673469.