What is x when 98 divided by x equals 5?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 98 ÷ 5 = 19.6

To prove this, let's compute 98 divided by 19.6: $\frac{98}{19.6} = 5$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 98 divided by x gives a result of 5, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{98}{x} = 5$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{98 x}{x} = 5 x$
$\frac{98 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 98$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 98$ (or just $98$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $98 = 5 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 5: $\frac{98}{5} = \frac{5 x}{5}$
Which gives, after simplification: $19.6 = x$ (or $x = 19.6$ )

So, if the dividend is 98 and the quotient is 5, the divisor is 19.6.