What is x when 55 divided by x equals 32?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 55 ÷ 32 = 1.71875

To prove this, let's compute 55 divided by 1.71875: $\frac{55}{1.71875} = 32$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 55 divided by x gives a result of 32, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{55}{x} = 32$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{55 x}{x} = 32 x$
$\frac{55 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 55$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 55$ (or just $55$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $55 = 32 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 32: $\frac{55}{32} = \frac{32 x}{32}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.71875 = x$ (or $x = 1.71875$ )

So, if the dividend is 55 and the quotient is 32, the divisor is 1.71875.