What is x when 36 divided by x equals 59?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 36 ÷ 59 = 0.61016949152542

To prove this, let's compute 36 divided by 0.61016949152542: $\frac{36}{0.61016949152542} = 59$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 36 divided by x gives a result of 59, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{36}{x} = 59$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{36 x}{x} = 59 x$
$\frac{36 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 36$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 36$ (or just $36$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $36 = 59 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 59: $\frac{36}{59} = \frac{59 x}{59}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.61016949152542 = x$ (or $x = 0.61016949152542$ )

So, if the dividend is 36 and the quotient is 59, the divisor is 0.61016949152542.