What is x when 86 divided by x equals 50?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 86 ÷ 50 = 1.72

To prove this, let's compute 86 divided by 1.72: $\frac{86}{1.72} = 50$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 86 divided by x gives a result of 50, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{86}{x} = 50$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{86 x}{x} = 50 x$
$\frac{86 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 86$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 86$ (or just $86$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $86 = 50 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 50: $\frac{86}{50} = \frac{50 x}{50}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.72 = x$ (or $x = 1.72$ )

So, if the dividend is 86 and the quotient is 50, the divisor is 1.72.