What is x when 98 divided by x equals 17?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 98 ÷ 17 = 5.7647058823529

To prove this, let's compute 98 divided by 5.7647058823529: $\frac{98}{5.7647058823529} = 17$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 98 divided by x gives a result of 17, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{98}{x} = 17$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{98 x}{x} = 17 x$
$\frac{98 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 98$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 98$ (or just $98$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $98 = 17 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 17: $\frac{98}{17} = \frac{17 x}{17}$
Which gives, after simplification: $5.7647058823529 = x$ (or $x = 5.7647058823529$ )

So, if the dividend is 98 and the quotient is 17, the divisor is 5.7647058823529.