What is x when 83 divided by x equals 17?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 83 ÷ 17 = 4.8823529411765

To prove this, let's compute 83 divided by 4.8823529411765: $\frac{83}{4.8823529411765} = 17$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 83 divided by x gives a result of 17, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{83}{x} = 17$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{83 x}{x} = 17 x$
$\frac{83 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 83$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 83$ (or just $83$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $83 = 17 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 17: $\frac{83}{17} = \frac{17 x}{17}$
Which gives, after simplification: $4.8823529411765 = x$ (or $x = 4.8823529411765$ )

So, if the dividend is 83 and the quotient is 17, the divisor is 4.8823529411765.