What is x when 84 divided by x equals 60?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 84 ÷ 60 = 1.4

To prove this, let's compute 84 divided by 1.4: $\frac{84}{1.4} = 60$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 84 divided by x gives a result of 60, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{84}{x} = 60$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{84 x}{x} = 60 x$
$\frac{84 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 84$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 84$ (or just $84$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $84 = 60 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 60: $\frac{84}{60} = \frac{60 x}{60}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.4 = x$ (or $x = 1.4$ )

So, if the dividend is 84 and the quotient is 60, the divisor is 1.4.