What is x when 86 divided by x equals 98?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 86 ÷ 98 = 0.87755102040816

To prove this, let's compute 86 divided by 0.87755102040816: $\frac{86}{0.87755102040816} = 98$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 86 divided by x gives a result of 98, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{86}{x} = 98$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{86 x}{x} = 98 x$
$\frac{86 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 86$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 86$ (or just $86$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $86 = 98 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 98: $\frac{86}{98} = \frac{98 x}{98}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.87755102040816 = x$ (or $x = 0.87755102040816$ )

So, if the dividend is 86 and the quotient is 98, the divisor is 0.87755102040816.