What is x when 71 divided by x equals 38?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 71 ÷ 38 = 1.8684210526316

To prove this, let's compute 71 divided by 1.8684210526316: $\frac{71}{1.8684210526316} = 38$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 71 divided by x gives a result of 38, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{71}{x} = 38$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{71 x}{x} = 38 x$
$\frac{71 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 71$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 71$ (or just $71$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $71 = 38 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 38: $\frac{71}{38} = \frac{38 x}{38}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.8684210526316 = x$ (or $x = 1.8684210526316$ )

So, if the dividend is 71 and the quotient is 38, the divisor is 1.8684210526316.