What is x when 24 divided by x equals 12?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 24 ÷ 12 = 2

To prove this, let's compute 24 divided by 2: $\frac{24}{2} = 12$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 24 divided by x gives a result of 12, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{24}{x} = 12$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{24 x}{x} = 12 x$
$\frac{24 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 24$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 24$ (or just $24$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $24 = 12 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 12: $\frac{24}{12} = \frac{12 x}{12}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2 = x$ (or $x = 2$ )

So, if the dividend is 24 and the quotient is 12, the divisor is 2.