What is x when 42 divided by x equals 32?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 42 ÷ 32 = 1.3125

To prove this, let's compute 42 divided by 1.3125: $\frac{42}{1.3125} = 32$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 42 divided by x gives a result of 32, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{42}{x} = 32$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{42 x}{x} = 32 x$
$\frac{42 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 42$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 42$ (or just $42$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $42 = 32 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 32: $\frac{42}{32} = \frac{32 x}{32}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.3125 = x$ (or $x = 1.3125$ )

So, if the dividend is 42 and the quotient is 32, the divisor is 1.3125.