What is x when 54 divided by x equals 36?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 54 ÷ 36 = 1.5

To prove this, let's compute 54 divided by 1.5: $\frac{54}{1.5} = 36$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 54 divided by x gives a result of 36, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{54}{x} = 36$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{54 x}{x} = 36 x$
$\frac{54 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 54$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 54$ (or just $54$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $54 = 36 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 36: $\frac{54}{36} = \frac{36 x}{36}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.5 = x$ (or $x = 1.5$ )

So, if the dividend is 54 and the quotient is 36, the divisor is 1.5.