What is x when 44 divided by x equals 53?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 44 ÷ 53 = 0.83018867924528

To prove this, let's compute 44 divided by 0.83018867924528: $\frac{44}{0.83018867924528} = 53$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 44 divided by x gives a result of 53, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{44}{x} = 53$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{44 x}{x} = 53 x$
$\frac{44 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 44$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 44$ (or just $44$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $44 = 53 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 53: $\frac{44}{53} = \frac{53 x}{53}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.83018867924528 = x$ (or $x = 0.83018867924528$ )

So, if the dividend is 44 and the quotient is 53, the divisor is 0.83018867924528.