What is x when 97 divided by x equals 21?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 97 and the quotient 21?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 97 ÷ 21 = 4.6190476190476

To prove this, let's compute 97 divided by 4.6190476190476: 97 4.6190476190476 = 21

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 97 divided by x gives a result of 21, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

97 x = 21

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 97 x x = 21 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 = 21 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 21: 97 21 = 21 x 21
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 4.6190476190476 = x (or x = 4.6190476190476 )

So, if the dividend is 97 and the quotient is 21, the divisor is 4.6190476190476.