What is x when 79 divided by x equals 16?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 79 ÷ 16 = 4.9375

To prove this, let's compute 79 divided by 4.9375: $\frac{79}{4.9375} = 16$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 79 divided by x gives a result of 16, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{79}{x} = 16$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{79 x}{x} = 16 x$
$\frac{79 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 79$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 79$ (or just $79$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $79 = 16 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 16: $\frac{79}{16} = \frac{16 x}{16}$
Which gives, after simplification: $4.9375 = x$ (or $x = 4.9375$ )

So, if the dividend is 79 and the quotient is 16, the divisor is 4.9375.