What is x when 40 divided by x equals 14?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 40 ÷ 14 = 2.8571428571429

To prove this, let's compute 40 divided by 2.8571428571429: $\frac{40}{2.8571428571429} = 14$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 40 divided by x gives a result of 14, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{40}{x} = 14$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{40 x}{x} = 14 x$
$\frac{40 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 40$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 40$ (or just $40$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $40 = 14 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 14: $\frac{40}{14} = \frac{14 x}{14}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.8571428571429 = x$ (or $x = 2.8571428571429$ )

So, if the dividend is 40 and the quotient is 14, the divisor is 2.8571428571429.