What is x when 88 divided by x equals 42?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 88 ÷ 42 = 2.0952380952381

To prove this, let's compute 88 divided by 2.0952380952381: $\frac{88}{2.0952380952381} = 42$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 88 divided by x gives a result of 42, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{88}{x} = 42$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{88 x}{x} = 42 x$
$\frac{88 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 88$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 88$ (or just $88$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $88 = 42 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 42: $\frac{88}{42} = \frac{42 x}{42}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.0952380952381 = x$ (or $x = 2.0952380952381$ )

So, if the dividend is 88 and the quotient is 42, the divisor is 2.0952380952381.