What is x when 56 divided by x equals 73?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 56 and the quotient 73?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 56 ÷ 73 = 0.76712328767123

To prove this, let's compute 56 divided by 0.76712328767123: 56 0.76712328767123 = 73

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 56 divided by x gives a result of 73, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

56 x = 73

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 56 x x = 73 x
  2. 56 x x is equivalent to x x × 56 , which simplifies to 1 × 56 (or just 56 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 56 = 73 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 73: 56 73 = 73 x 73
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.76712328767123 = x (or x = 0.76712328767123 )

So, if the dividend is 56 and the quotient is 73, the divisor is 0.76712328767123.