What is x when 79 divided by x equals 3?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 79 ÷ 3 = 26.333333333333

To prove this, let's compute 79 divided by 26.333333333333: $\frac{79}{26.333333333333} = 3$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 79 divided by x gives a result of 3, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{79}{x} = 3$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{79 x}{x} = 3 x$
$\frac{79 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 79$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 79$ (or just $79$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $79 = 3 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 3: $\frac{79}{3} = \frac{3 x}{3}$
Which gives, after simplification: $26.333333333333 = x$ (or $x = 26.333333333333$ )

So, if the dividend is 79 and the quotient is 3, the divisor is 26.333333333333.