What is x when 59 divided by x equals 17?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 59 ÷ 17 = 3.4705882352941

To prove this, let's compute 59 divided by 3.4705882352941: $\frac{59}{3.4705882352941} = 17$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 59 divided by x gives a result of 17, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{59}{x} = 17$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{59 x}{x} = 17 x$
$\frac{59 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 59$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 59$ (or just $59$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $59 = 17 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 17: $\frac{59}{17} = \frac{17 x}{17}$
Which gives, after simplification: $3.4705882352941 = x$ (or $x = 3.4705882352941$ )

So, if the dividend is 59 and the quotient is 17, the divisor is 3.4705882352941.