What is x when 33 divided by x equals 12?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 33 ÷ 12 = 2.75

To prove this, let's compute 33 divided by 2.75: $\frac{33}{2.75} = 12$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 33 divided by x gives a result of 12, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{33}{x} = 12$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{33 x}{x} = 12 x$
$\frac{33 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 33$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 33$ (or just $33$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $33 = 12 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 12: $\frac{33}{12} = \frac{12 x}{12}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.75 = x$ (or $x = 2.75$ )

So, if the dividend is 33 and the quotient is 12, the divisor is 2.75.