What is x when 87 divided by x equals 5?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 87 ÷ 5 = 17.4

To prove this, let's compute 87 divided by 17.4: $\frac{87}{17.4} = 5$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 87 divided by x gives a result of 5, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{87}{x} = 5$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{87 x}{x} = 5 x$
$\frac{87 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 87$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 87$ (or just $87$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $87 = 5 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 5: $\frac{87}{5} = \frac{5 x}{5}$
Which gives, after simplification: $17.4 = x$ (or $x = 17.4$ )

So, if the dividend is 87 and the quotient is 5, the divisor is 17.4.