What is x when 47 divided by x equals 31?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 47 ÷ 31 = 1.5161290322581

To prove this, let's compute 47 divided by 1.5161290322581: $\frac{47}{1.5161290322581} = 31$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 47 divided by x gives a result of 31, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{47}{x} = 31$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{47 x}{x} = 31 x$
$\frac{47 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 47$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 47$ (or just $47$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $47 = 31 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 31: $\frac{47}{31} = \frac{31 x}{31}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.5161290322581 = x$ (or $x = 1.5161290322581$ )

So, if the dividend is 47 and the quotient is 31, the divisor is 1.5161290322581.