What is x when 99 divided by x equals 17?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 99 and the quotient 17?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 99 ÷ 17 = 5.8235294117647

To prove this, let's compute 99 divided by 5.8235294117647: 99 5.8235294117647 = 17

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 99 divided by x gives a result of 17, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

99 x = 17

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 99 x x = 17 x
  2. 99 x x is equivalent to x x × 99 , which simplifies to 1 × 99 (or just 99 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 99 = 17 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 17: 99 17 = 17 x 17
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 5.8235294117647 = x (or x = 5.8235294117647 )

So, if the dividend is 99 and the quotient is 17, the divisor is 5.8235294117647.