What is x when 42 divided by x equals 24?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 42 ÷ 24 = 1.75

To prove this, let's compute 42 divided by 1.75: $\frac{42}{1.75} = 24$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 42 divided by x gives a result of 24, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{42}{x} = 24$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{42 x}{x} = 24 x$
$\frac{42 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 42$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 42$ (or just $42$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $42 = 24 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 24: $\frac{42}{24} = \frac{24 x}{24}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.75 = x$ (or $x = 1.75$ )

So, if the dividend is 42 and the quotient is 24, the divisor is 1.75.