What is x when 58 divided by x equals 72?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 58 ÷ 72 = 0.80555555555556

To prove this, let's compute 58 divided by 0.80555555555556: $\frac{58}{0.80555555555556} = 72$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 58 divided by x gives a result of 72, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{58}{x} = 72$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{58 x}{x} = 72 x$
$\frac{58 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 58$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 58$ (or just $58$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $58 = 72 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 72: $\frac{58}{72} = \frac{72 x}{72}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.80555555555556 = x$ (or $x = 0.80555555555556$ )

So, if the dividend is 58 and the quotient is 72, the divisor is 0.80555555555556.