What is x when 88 divided by x equals 97?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 88 ÷ 97 = 0.90721649484536

To prove this, let's compute 88 divided by 0.90721649484536: $\frac{88}{0.90721649484536} = 97$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 88 divided by x gives a result of 97, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{88}{x} = 97$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{88 x}{x} = 97 x$
$\frac{88 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 88$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 88$ (or just $88$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $88 = 97 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 97: $\frac{88}{97} = \frac{97 x}{97}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.90721649484536 = x$ (or $x = 0.90721649484536$ )

So, if the dividend is 88 and the quotient is 97, the divisor is 0.90721649484536.