What is x when 85 divided by x equals 9?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 85 ÷ 9 = 9.4444444444444

To prove this, let's compute 85 divided by 9.4444444444444: $\frac{85}{9.4444444444444} = 9$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 85 divided by x gives a result of 9, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{85}{x} = 9$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{85 x}{x} = 9 x$
$\frac{85 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 85$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 85$ (or just $85$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $85 = 9 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 9: $\frac{85}{9} = \frac{9 x}{9}$
Which gives, after simplification: $9.4444444444444 = x$ (or $x = 9.4444444444444$ )

So, if the dividend is 85 and the quotient is 9, the divisor is 9.4444444444444.