What is x when 71 divided by x equals 28?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 71 ÷ 28 = 2.5357142857143

To prove this, let's compute 71 divided by 2.5357142857143: $\frac{71}{2.5357142857143} = 28$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 71 divided by x gives a result of 28, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{71}{x} = 28$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{71 x}{x} = 28 x$
$\frac{71 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 71$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 71$ (or just $71$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $71 = 28 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 28: $\frac{71}{28} = \frac{28 x}{28}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.5357142857143 = x$ (or $x = 2.5357142857143$ )

So, if the dividend is 71 and the quotient is 28, the divisor is 2.5357142857143.