What is x when 83 divided by x equals 28?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 83 ÷ 28 = 2.9642857142857

To prove this, let's compute 83 divided by 2.9642857142857: $\frac{83}{2.9642857142857} = 28$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 83 divided by x gives a result of 28, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{83}{x} = 28$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{83 x}{x} = 28 x$
$\frac{83 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 83$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 83$ (or just $83$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $83 = 28 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 28: $\frac{83}{28} = \frac{28 x}{28}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.9642857142857 = x$ (or $x = 2.9642857142857$ )

So, if the dividend is 83 and the quotient is 28, the divisor is 2.9642857142857.