What is x when 45 divided by x equals 12?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 45 ÷ 12 = 3.75

To prove this, let's compute 45 divided by 3.75: $\frac{45}{3.75} = 12$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 45 divided by x gives a result of 12, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{45}{x} = 12$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{45 x}{x} = 12 x$
$\frac{45 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 45$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 45$ (or just $45$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $45 = 12 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 12: $\frac{45}{12} = \frac{12 x}{12}$
Which gives, after simplification: $3.75 = x$ (or $x = 3.75$ )

So, if the dividend is 45 and the quotient is 12, the divisor is 3.75.