What is x when 72 divided by x equals 31?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 72 ÷ 31 = 2.3225806451613

To prove this, let's compute 72 divided by 2.3225806451613: $\frac{72}{2.3225806451613} = 31$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 72 divided by x gives a result of 31, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{72}{x} = 31$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{72 x}{x} = 31 x$
$\frac{72 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 72$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 72$ (or just $72$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $72 = 31 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 31: $\frac{72}{31} = \frac{31 x}{31}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.3225806451613 = x$ (or $x = 2.3225806451613$ )

So, if the dividend is 72 and the quotient is 31, the divisor is 2.3225806451613.