What is x when 47 divided by x equals 86?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 47 ÷ 86 = 0.54651162790698

To prove this, let's compute 47 divided by 0.54651162790698: $\frac{47}{0.54651162790698} = 86$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 47 divided by x gives a result of 86, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{47}{x} = 86$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{47 x}{x} = 86 x$
$\frac{47 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 47$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 47$ (or just $47$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $47 = 86 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 86: $\frac{47}{86} = \frac{86 x}{86}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.54651162790698 = x$ (or $x = 0.54651162790698$ )

So, if the dividend is 47 and the quotient is 86, the divisor is 0.54651162790698.