What is x when 53 divided by x equals 36?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 53 ÷ 36 = 1.4722222222222

To prove this, let's compute 53 divided by 1.4722222222222: $\frac{53}{1.4722222222222} = 36$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 53 divided by x gives a result of 36, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{53}{x} = 36$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{53 x}{x} = 36 x$
$\frac{53 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 53$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 53$ (or just $53$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $53 = 36 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 36: $\frac{53}{36} = \frac{36 x}{36}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.4722222222222 = x$ (or $x = 1.4722222222222$ )

So, if the dividend is 53 and the quotient is 36, the divisor is 1.4722222222222.