What is x when 47 divided by x equals 5?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 47 ÷ 5 = 9.4

To prove this, let's compute 47 divided by 9.4: $\frac{47}{9.4} = 5$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 47 divided by x gives a result of 5, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{47}{x} = 5$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{47 x}{x} = 5 x$
$\frac{47 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 47$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 47$ (or just $47$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $47 = 5 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 5: $\frac{47}{5} = \frac{5 x}{5}$
Which gives, after simplification: $9.4 = x$ (or $x = 9.4$ )

So, if the dividend is 47 and the quotient is 5, the divisor is 9.4.