What is x when 85 divided by x equals 37?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 85 ÷ 37 = 2.2972972972973

To prove this, let's compute 85 divided by 2.2972972972973: $\frac{85}{2.2972972972973} = 37$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 85 divided by x gives a result of 37, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{85}{x} = 37$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{85 x}{x} = 37 x$
$\frac{85 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 85$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 85$ (or just $85$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $85 = 37 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 37: $\frac{85}{37} = \frac{37 x}{37}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.2972972972973 = x$ (or $x = 2.2972972972973$ )

So, if the dividend is 85 and the quotient is 37, the divisor is 2.2972972972973.