What is x when 96 divided by x equals 85?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 96 ÷ 85 = 1.1294117647059

To prove this, let's compute 96 divided by 1.1294117647059: $\frac{96}{1.1294117647059} = 85$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 96 divided by x gives a result of 85, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{96}{x} = 85$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{96 x}{x} = 85 x$
$\frac{96 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 96$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 96$ (or just $96$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $96 = 85 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 85: $\frac{96}{85} = \frac{85 x}{85}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.1294117647059 = x$ (or $x = 1.1294117647059$ )

So, if the dividend is 96 and the quotient is 85, the divisor is 1.1294117647059.