What is x when 83 divided by x equals 46?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 83 ÷ 46 = 1.804347826087

To prove this, let's compute 83 divided by 1.804347826087: $\frac{83}{1.804347826087} = 46$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 83 divided by x gives a result of 46, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{83}{x} = 46$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{83 x}{x} = 46 x$
$\frac{83 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 83$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 83$ (or just $83$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $83 = 46 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 46: $\frac{83}{46} = \frac{46 x}{46}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.804347826087 = x$ (or $x = 1.804347826087$ )

So, if the dividend is 83 and the quotient is 46, the divisor is 1.804347826087.