What is x when 56 divided by x equals 38?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 56 ÷ 38 = 1.4736842105263

To prove this, let's compute 56 divided by 1.4736842105263: $\frac{56}{1.4736842105263} = 38$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 56 divided by x gives a result of 38, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{56}{x} = 38$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{56 x}{x} = 38 x$
$\frac{56 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 56$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 56$ (or just $56$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $56 = 38 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 38: $\frac{56}{38} = \frac{38 x}{38}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.4736842105263 = x$ (or $x = 1.4736842105263$ )

So, if the dividend is 56 and the quotient is 38, the divisor is 1.4736842105263.