What is x when 21 divided by x equals 8?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 21 ÷ 8 = 2.625

To prove this, let's compute 21 divided by 2.625: $\frac{21}{2.625} = 8$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 21 divided by x gives a result of 8, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{21}{x} = 8$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{21 x}{x} = 8 x$
$\frac{21 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 21$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 21$ (or just $21$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $21 = 8 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 8: $\frac{21}{8} = \frac{8 x}{8}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.625 = x$ (or $x = 2.625$ )

So, if the dividend is 21 and the quotient is 8, the divisor is 2.625.