What is x when 98 divided by x equals 85?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 98 ÷ 85 = 1.1529411764706

To prove this, let's compute 98 divided by 1.1529411764706: $\frac{98}{1.1529411764706} = 85$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 98 divided by x gives a result of 85, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{98}{x} = 85$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{98 x}{x} = 85 x$
$\frac{98 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 98$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 98$ (or just $98$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $98 = 85 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 85: $\frac{98}{85} = \frac{85 x}{85}$
Which gives, after simplification: $1.1529411764706 = x$ (or $x = 1.1529411764706$ )

So, if the dividend is 98 and the quotient is 85, the divisor is 1.1529411764706.