What is x when 56 divided by x equals 18?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 56 ÷ 18 = 3.1111111111111

To prove this, let's compute 56 divided by 3.1111111111111: $\frac{56}{3.1111111111111} = 18$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 56 divided by x gives a result of 18, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{56}{x} = 18$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{56 x}{x} = 18 x$
$\frac{56 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 56$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 56$ (or just $56$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $56 = 18 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 18: $\frac{56}{18} = \frac{18 x}{18}$
Which gives, after simplification: $3.1111111111111 = x$ (or $x = 3.1111111111111$ )

So, if the dividend is 56 and the quotient is 18, the divisor is 3.1111111111111.