What is x when 38 divided by x equals 47?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 38 ÷ 47 = 0.80851063829787

To prove this, let's compute 38 divided by 0.80851063829787: $\frac{38}{0.80851063829787} = 47$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 38 divided by x gives a result of 47, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{38}{x} = 47$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{38 x}{x} = 47 x$
$\frac{38 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 38$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 38$ (or just $38$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $38 = 47 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 47: $\frac{38}{47} = \frac{47 x}{47}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.80851063829787 = x$ (or $x = 0.80851063829787$ )

So, if the dividend is 38 and the quotient is 47, the divisor is 0.80851063829787.