What is x when 65 divided by x equals 72?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 65 ÷ 72 = 0.90277777777778

To prove this, let's compute 65 divided by 0.90277777777778: $\frac{65}{0.90277777777778} = 72$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 65 divided by x gives a result of 72, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{65}{x} = 72$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{65 x}{x} = 72 x$
$\frac{65 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 65$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 65$ (or just $65$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $65 = 72 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 72: $\frac{65}{72} = \frac{72 x}{72}$
Which gives, after simplification: $0.90277777777778 = x$ (or $x = 0.90277777777778$ )

So, if the dividend is 65 and the quotient is 72, the divisor is 0.90277777777778.