What is x when 62 divided by x equals 74?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 62 and the quotient 74?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 62 ÷ 74 = 0.83783783783784

To prove this, let's compute 62 divided by 0.83783783783784: 62 0.83783783783784 = 74

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 62 divided by x gives a result of 74, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

62 x = 74

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 62 x x = 74 x
  2. 62 x x is equivalent to x x × 62 , which simplifies to 1 × 62 (or just 62 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 62 = 74 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 74: 62 74 = 74 x 74
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 0.83783783783784 = x (or x = 0.83783783783784 )

So, if the dividend is 62 and the quotient is 74, the divisor is 0.83783783783784.