What is x when 48 divided by x equals 59?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 48 ÷ 59 = 0.8135593220339

To prove this, let's compute 48 divided by 0.8135593220339: $\frac{48}{0.8135593220339} = 59$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 48 divided by x gives a result of 59, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{48}{x} = 59$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{48 x}{x} = 59 x$
$\frac{48 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 48$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 48$ (or just $48$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $48 = 59 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 59: $\frac{48}{59} = \frac{59 x}{59}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.8135593220339 = x$ (or $x = 0.8135593220339$ )

So, if the dividend is 48 and the quotient is 59, the divisor is 0.8135593220339.