What is x when 17 divided by x equals 9?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 17 ÷ 9 = 1.8888888888889

To prove this, let's compute 17 divided by 1.8888888888889: $\frac{17}{1.8888888888889} = 9$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 17 divided by x gives a result of 9, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{17}{x} = 9$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{17 x}{x} = 9 x$
$\frac{17 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 17$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 17$ (or just $17$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $17 = 9 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 9: $\frac{17}{9} = \frac{9 x}{9}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.8888888888889 = x$ (or $x = 1.8888888888889$ )

So, if the dividend is 17 and the quotient is 9, the divisor is 1.8888888888889.