What is x when 97 divided by x equals 42?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 97 ÷ 42 = 2.3095238095238

To prove this, let's compute 97 divided by 2.3095238095238: $\frac{97}{2.3095238095238} = 42$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 97 divided by x gives a result of 42, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{97}{x} = 42$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{97 x}{x} = 42 x$
$\frac{97 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 97$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 97$ (or just $97$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $97 = 42 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 42: $\frac{97}{42} = \frac{42 x}{42}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.3095238095238 = x$ (or $x = 2.3095238095238$ )

So, if the dividend is 97 and the quotient is 42, the divisor is 2.3095238095238.