What is x when 97 divided by x equals 18?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 97 and the quotient 18?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 97 ÷ 18 = 5.3888888888889

To prove this, let's compute 97 divided by 5.3888888888889: 97 5.3888888888889 = 18

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 97 divided by x gives a result of 18, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

97 x = 18

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 97 x x = 18 x
  2. 97 x x is equivalent to x x × 97 , which simplifies to 1 × 97 (or just 97 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 97 = 18 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 18: 97 18 = 18 x 18
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 5.3888888888889 = x (or x = 5.3888888888889 )

So, if the dividend is 97 and the quotient is 18, the divisor is 5.3888888888889.