What is x when 72 divided by x equals 35?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 72 ÷ 35 = 2.0571428571429

To prove this, let's compute 72 divided by 2.0571428571429: $\frac{72}{2.0571428571429} = 35$

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 72 divided by x gives a result of 35, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

$\frac{72}{x} = 35$

Multiply both sides by x: $\frac{72 x}{x} = 35 x$
$\frac{72 x}{x}$ is equivalent to $\frac{x}{x} \times 72$ , which simplifies to $1 \times 72$ (or just $72$ ).
Thus, the equation becomes: $72 = 35 x$
To find x, divide both sides by 35: $\frac{72}{35} = \frac{35 x}{35}$
Which gives, after simplification: $2.0571428571429 = x$ (or $x = 2.0571428571429$ )

So, if the dividend is 72 and the quotient is 35, the divisor is 2.0571428571429.