What is x when 87 divided by x equals 52?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 87 ÷ 52 = 1.6730769230769

To prove this, let's compute 87 divided by 1.6730769230769: $\frac{87}{1.6730769230769} = 52$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 87 divided by x gives a result of 52, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{87}{x} = 52$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{87 x}{x} = 52 x$
$\frac{87 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 87$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 87$ (or just $87$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $87 = 52 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 52: $\frac{87}{52} = \frac{52 x}{52}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.6730769230769 = x$ (or $x = 1.6730769230769$ )

So, if the dividend is 87 and the quotient is 52, the divisor is 1.6730769230769.