What is x when 88 divided by x equals 5?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 88 ÷ 5 = 17.6

To prove this, let's compute 88 divided by 17.6: $\frac{88}{17.6} = 5$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 88 divided by x gives a result of 5, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{88}{x} = 5$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{88 x}{x} = 5 x$
$\frac{88 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 88$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 88$ (or just $88$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $88 = 5 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 5: $\frac{88}{5} = \frac{5 x}{5}$
Which gives, after simplification: $17.6 = x$ (or $x = 17.6$ )

So, if the dividend is 88 and the quotient is 5, the divisor is 17.6.