What is x when 78 divided by x equals 33?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 78 ÷ 33 = 2.3636363636364

To prove this, let's compute 78 divided by 2.3636363636364: $\frac{78}{2.3636363636364} = 33$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 78 divided by x gives a result of 33, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{78}{x} = 33$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{78 x}{x} = 33 x$
$\frac{78 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 78$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 78$ (or just $78$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $78 = 33 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 33: $\frac{78}{33} = \frac{33 x}{33}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.3636363636364 = x$ (or $x = 2.3636363636364$ )

So, if the dividend is 78 and the quotient is 33, the divisor is 2.3636363636364.