What is x when 57 divided by x equals 73?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 57 and the quotient 73?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 57 ÷ 73 = 0.78082191780822

To prove this, let's compute 57 divided by 0.78082191780822: 57 0.78082191780822 = 73

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 57 divided by x gives a result of 73, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

57 x = 73

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 57 x x = 73 x
  2. 57 x x is equivalent to x x × 57 , which simplifies to 1 × 57 (or just 57 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 57 = 73 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 73: 57 73 = 73 x 73
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.78082191780822 = x (or x = 0.78082191780822 )

So, if the dividend is 57 and the quotient is 73, the divisor is 0.78082191780822.