What is x when 52 divided by x equals 12?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 52 ÷ 12 = 4.3333333333333

To prove this, let's compute 52 divided by 4.3333333333333: $\frac{52}{4.3333333333333} = 12$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 52 divided by x gives a result of 12, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{52}{x} = 12$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{52 x}{x} = 12 x$
$\frac{52 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 52$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 52$ (or just $52$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $52 = 12 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 12: $\frac{52}{12} = \frac{12 x}{12}$
Which gives, after simplification: $4.3333333333333 = x$ (or $x = 4.3333333333333$ )

So, if the dividend is 52 and the quotient is 12, the divisor is 4.3333333333333.