What is x when 56 divided by x equals 3?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 56 ÷ 3 = 18.666666666667

To prove this, let's compute 56 divided by 18.666666666667: $\frac{56}{18.666666666667} = 3$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 56 divided by x gives a result of 3, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{56}{x} = 3$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{56 x}{x} = 3 x$
$\frac{56 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 56$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 56$ (or just $56$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $56 = 3 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 3: $\frac{56}{3} = \frac{3 x}{3}$
Which gives, after simplification: $18.666666666667 = x$ (or $x = 18.666666666667$ )

So, if the dividend is 56 and the quotient is 3, the divisor is 18.666666666667.