What is x when 44 divided by x equals 86?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 44 ÷ 86 = 0.51162790697674

To prove this, let's compute 44 divided by 0.51162790697674: $\frac{44}{0.51162790697674} = 86$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 44 divided by x gives a result of 86, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{44}{x} = 86$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{44 x}{x} = 86 x$
$\frac{44 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 44$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 44$ (or just $44$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $44 = 86 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 86: $\frac{44}{86} = \frac{86 x}{86}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.51162790697674 = x$ (or $x = 0.51162790697674$ )

So, if the dividend is 44 and the quotient is 86, the divisor is 0.51162790697674.