What is x when 97 divided by x equals 27?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 97 and the quotient 27?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 97 ÷ 27 = 3.5925925925926

To prove this, let's compute 97 divided by 3.5925925925926: 97 3.5925925925926 = 27

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 97 divided by x gives a result of 27, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

97 x = 27

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 97 x x = 27 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 = 27 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 27: 97 27 = 27 x 27
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 3.5925925925926 = x (or x = 3.5925925925926 )

So, if the dividend is 97 and the quotient is 27, the divisor is 3.5925925925926.