What is x when 31 divided by x equals 24?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 31 ÷ 24 = 1.2916666666667

To prove this, let's compute 31 divided by 1.2916666666667: $\frac{31}{1.2916666666667} = 24$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 31 divided by x gives a result of 24, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{31}{x} = 24$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{31 x}{x} = 24 x$
$\frac{31 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 31$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 31$ (or just $31$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $31 = 24 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 24: $\frac{31}{24} = \frac{24 x}{24}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.2916666666667 = x$ (or $x = 1.2916666666667$ )

So, if the dividend is 31 and the quotient is 24, the divisor is 1.2916666666667.