What is x when 31 divided by x equals 12?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 31 ÷ 12 = 2.5833333333333

To prove this, let's compute 31 divided by 2.5833333333333: $\frac{31}{2.5833333333333} = 12$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 31 divided by x gives a result of 12, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{31}{x} = 12$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{31 x}{x} = 12 x$
$\frac{31 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 31$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 31$ (or just $31$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $31 = 12 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 12: $\frac{31}{12} = \frac{12 x}{12}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.5833333333333 = x$ (or $x = 2.5833333333333$ )

So, if the dividend is 31 and the quotient is 12, the divisor is 2.5833333333333.