What is x when 36 divided by x equals 5?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 36 ÷ 5 = 7.2

To prove this, let's compute 36 divided by 7.2: $\frac{36}{7.2} = 5$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 36 divided by x gives a result of 5, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{36}{x} = 5$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{36 x}{x} = 5 x$
$\frac{36 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 36$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 36$ (or just $36$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $36 = 5 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 5: $\frac{36}{5} = \frac{5 x}{5}$
Which gives, after simplification: $7.2 = x$ (or $x = 7.2$ )

So, if the dividend is 36 and the quotient is 5, the divisor is 7.2.