What is x when 99 divided by x equals 23?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 99 and the quotient 23?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 99 ÷ 23 = 4.304347826087

To prove this, let's compute 99 divided by 4.304347826087: 99 4.304347826087 = 23

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 99 divided by x gives a result of 23, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

99 x = 23

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 99 x x = 23 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 = 23 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 23: 99 23 = 23 x 23
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 4.304347826087 = x (or x = 4.304347826087 )

So, if the dividend is 99 and the quotient is 23, the divisor is 4.304347826087.