What is x when 8 divided by x equals 7?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 8 ÷ 7 = 1.1428571428571

To prove this, let's compute 8 divided by 1.1428571428571: $\frac{8}{1.1428571428571} = 7$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 8 divided by x gives a result of 7, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{8}{x} = 7$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{8 x}{x} = 7 x$
$\frac{8 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 8$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 8$ (or just $8$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $8 = 7 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 7: $\frac{8}{7} = \frac{7 x}{7}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.1428571428571 = x$ (or $x = 1.1428571428571$ )

So, if the dividend is 8 and the quotient is 7, the divisor is 1.1428571428571.