What is x when 71 divided by x equals 88?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 71 ÷ 88 = 0.80681818181818

To prove this, let's compute 71 divided by 0.80681818181818: $\frac{71}{0.80681818181818} = 88$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 71 divided by x gives a result of 88, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{71}{x} = 88$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{71 x}{x} = 88 x$
$\frac{71 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 71$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 71$ (or just $71$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $71 = 88 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 88: $\frac{71}{88} = \frac{88 x}{88}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.80681818181818 = x$ (or $x = 0.80681818181818$ )

So, if the dividend is 71 and the quotient is 88, the divisor is 0.80681818181818.