What is x when 43 divided by x equals 73?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 43 and the quotient 73?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 43 ÷ 73 = 0.58904109589041

To prove this, let's compute 43 divided by 0.58904109589041: 43 0.58904109589041 = 73

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 43 divided by x gives a result of 73, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

43 x = 73

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 43 x x = 73 x
  2. 43 x x is equivalent to x x × 43 , which simplifies to 1 × 43 (or just 43 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 43 = 73 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 73: 43 73 = 73 x 73
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.58904109589041 = x (or x = 0.58904109589041 )

So, if the dividend is 43 and the quotient is 73, the divisor is 0.58904109589041.