What is x when 56 divided by x equals 71?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 56 ÷ 71 = 0.7887323943662

To prove this, let's compute 56 divided by 0.7887323943662: $\frac{56}{0.7887323943662} = 71$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 56 divided by x gives a result of 71, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{56}{x} = 71$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{56 x}{x} = 71 x$
$\frac{56 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 56$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 56$ (or just $56$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $56 = 71 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 71: $\frac{56}{71} = \frac{71 x}{71}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.7887323943662 = x$ (or $x = 0.7887323943662$ )

So, if the dividend is 56 and the quotient is 71, the divisor is 0.7887323943662.